Relief

What to think, what to say?

Here you sit hunched over

some, leaning to one side in

the throes of advancing old age.

Why is it old folks relive the
past over and again, could it be
the future is inevitably bleak with
limited and waning possibilities?

You’ve had your choices and
chances, and there is no one
else to blame (conceding that
it had to be so, it could have

been no other way). Even had
things turned out differently,
here you are anyway, where
you are, in your rightful time

and place. All is okay, even
given the bitter taste of loss
and pain, it is what it is, there
is no other way. And tomorrow

should the sun rise to open
your eyes once again, Lord
willing, things will pretty
much remain the same.

Coffee in the morning still
affords you a bit of a lift. And
there is nowhere else, given
the proposed activities of life

on this planet, you particularly
need to be. It’s little wonder you
feel such relief. Scew it! Put your
head back and take a nap.

Chris Hanch 2-2-18