Had I Been

Had I been a machinist who retired from

the factory after forty years, had I been

married to the same woman for fifty, had

the home and neighborhood in which

I live been the only place in adulthood I

have ever known, had I grown from a young

man to old mowing the grass on Saturdays

and attending church services on Sundays,

I would, in all likelihood, be a far different

person than he who has been described in

the aforementioned above. You can call

me Bob or Fred, Sam or Jim. I am neither

nor any of them. I have never ever in this

hodgepodge lifetime of mine, or in any other

I can recall, worn a name tag embroidered

with my name.

Chris Hanch 10-30-17