I feel terrible and I rue when I think of you.

The way you were treated, no siree it cannot be true.

Who? a woman allegedly dismissed because of her age.

I wondered where is the outcry, where is the outrage.

The “GREYING” career was not on my slate.

As I note with chagrin, the short lived debate.

I watched you each night before my slumber.

I saw YOU, so professional, beautiful, no thought of your number.

I gazed from my recliner upon your face.

Each night as you read with class and grace.

Hair raising as it is, this awful case.

You have set the trend and set the pace.

Hold your head high, there is no disgrace.

You were ousted, are we are livid?, an emphatic yes,

PIn my opinion you are the best of the best.

The AXE rationale lost; it cannot be found.

On the issue of age, GREY areas abound.

What an outrage! The horror, we must take a stance.

Competence by hair color is irrelevant!

At your beautiful mane, every night I did stare.

Whatever the hue, I did not care.

Your beauty and radiance while easy on the eyes.

Your charm and intellect; was the ultimate prize.

What should it matter the color of your hair?

Diversity is welcomed, let us be fair.

As I age too, I note my greys and whites.

Where is the “silver” lining in the ageism fight?

Come on everyone, we must make haste.

To halt grey send offs done in poor taste.

Grey firings, early retirements or forced resignations

Are equally disgusting as long grey vacations

I am sure they happen more often than not

They stink to high heaven and definetly rot

Let’s educate ourselves and improve where we must.

To assuage the outrage and restore public trust.

It’s not if, or maybe but most likely when.

We must ensure this never happens again.

The time is now to make this vow.

To the concept of ageism, we will not bow.

Let’s make this type of injustice more infrequent.

Through a line in your contract or collective agreement.

Let’s ask ourselves why? really? why?

At the sign of grey hair, should we dye?

Dye? Or die – a sure hell No

Let’s embrace the greys and whites as we grow!

Yours slowly greying

Taffy M.