Spot On

It began several years back. Well,

at least it was then I first noticed.

It was a spot I discovered on my arm

while scratching one day.

No, it was not a red inflamed bug bite,

and not initially the cause for my itching

either. After a time I noticed it hadn’t

changed.

Not cancerous, more than likely just an

age spot the doctor claimed. Let’s keep

an eye on it. And I did, occasionally

monitoring the situation.

And as the years passed, I grew many

more spots and blotches, in fact a prolific

crop which spread out all over my body

from head to toe.

And today, those spots appear indelibly on

me. And in relativity are a befitting and telling

sign of age. Alas, I have become that proverbial

leopard whose spots will never change.

Chris Hanch 6-27-17