Beyond The Wrinkles Poem by Mary Champion

I should like to protest
in the most reasonable tones,
about the casual ageism of the woke.
I am old!
Ergo: -
I am, reliably,
a Reactionary,
Racist,
Royalist
and Religious to boot.
But these R's are ‘rong.
I reject them all.
I accede to only two -
Remainer!
And Republican! **
They should be reminded
that you cannot judge
a sweet by its wrapper,
a book by its cover,
a man by his colour,
a woman by her gender,
anyone by their class,
or a soul by its vintage.

***
Statistics remain relevant -
but reveal nothing about any One

**Republican in the original sense