five decades plus one
it seems so small until I see the wrinkles and lines and feel the grinding of the bones
oh the day after too much of anything is so much more than what it was thirty years ago
and I suppose it ought to be that way
not because they told me to get my sinner ass out of bed
"White Trash get out of that bar!"
all I was doing was playing dominoes
I was winning!
And yet there is this
over there on the other side of the pond
she is fading away
Fuck Cancer. This curse of the king
It is tragic beyond belief and yet there it is
there are grandchildren and children and a husband
and friends far away that will miss her
it is time that takes us away from each other
time and distance and things that should not be but are
dammit. yes, I will rage against the dying of the light
if only for a moment
for hers is a life to celebrate and remember fondly
fare well and rest well dear lady
we shall all miss you terribly
may your wand never fizzle again
so many years and seconds
what we do with them is up to us
as I have said so many times
and as was said to me so many years ago
'seize the day' Carpe diem
for this may be your last
you do not know what tomorrow brings
laugh, love, and live in every moment you are afforded to have
for none of them are guaranteed
there is no warranty and no returns
what we do, and think, and feel is the big now we experienced
when we are weighed and found and spoken for
I would like to think that the scale hits the bottom and it is heavy for us
I'll probably keep muddling in the same general direction of what I hope is forward
and we all get to see each other again
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