it's payback time

The light dim
The long shadow
As the old man walks
Now feeling alone

The years of autocratic rule
Sacking people challenging him
Venting frustrations questioning his authority
The people gone cursing him badly

As Frank Sinatra sings
“And now the final curtain....”
The old man wishes he could do it right
Yet he never changes

He still thinks like his younger days
Do to others; others don't do to him
As he whips them into submission
The light dim....

The agony begins
The old man knows
It's payback time
He can't escape