Generations

She is invariably sour
and predictably dour, as
unusual as it seems in one
so young. Where is the joy
that should consume youth?
Were we back in our early
days so puzzlingly self-obsessed
and cynical, critical of everything
yet idealistic in outlook leading
us to reject the prevailing
social contract? Her oppositional
disposition will serve her well
in her chosen profession of law
presumably, far less so in her
future intimate relations where
trust and love are linked, not
the continual urge to probe
to thrust, to parry and to
deride without end. Love is
assured from family, but friends
may elude, for life is too short
to waste in rejection.