He wasn't certain that he was going through an identity crisis
Which may be attributable to the fact
That he was never really certain of anything
Except that right there, the not being certain bit
Being middle-aged and all, he was often asked for his experienced opinion
Sadly however, he always begged off having to speak
On the pretext that he was not at all that experienced
For someone middle-aged
His entire worldview had been shaped by newspaper and magazine articles
Or television shows and the cinema
The experiences of others, as they were written or acted out
Not experiences of his own, whether real or imagined
Maybe, just maybe
He could opine on which fast-food restaurants had the best fries
And the cleanest bathrooms
(Never had both occurred in the same establishment he often said)
The point is, all digression aside, though he may not have been certain of much
It had never occurred to him it might be a crisis situation
It was just his identity, nothing more, nothing less
And he didn't feel much need to be anything else
He reasoned it had gotten him this far, being uncertain
And what with being middle-aged
(An obscenely underappreciated demographic)
He saw no reason or gain in making any changes now.
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