Sunday, May 20, 2018

Once Again, Here I Am


Awaken at 6 AM, same time and place,
new day, same pace, slow and steady as
she goes. Slip on house shoes, a loose fit,
no laces.

Coffee’s brewing, routine moves, no plans
today. Read and write, nothing profound to
say. Hunt and peck something out, anything
which comes to mind anyway.

One day fewer than yesterday to consider.
Chopin’s worries are over; his prelude No.
15 in D-flat continues to play. Sip coffee
and smoke cigarette deliberately.

Smoking will kill you one day, some folks
say. Many who made that claim have long
since passed away. House shoes are a loose
but fine fit most any day.

Nowhere in particular to go, I have been here
before. And, I shall proceed in this time and
place, keeping pace, slow and steady, smoke
rings rising, until I am no more.

Chris Hanch 5-20-18


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