Sunday, September 15, 2019

No Changes, I Pray



It has come to this—in my old age as each day
passes, I pray for no changes to be made. Keep
everything the way it is, good and evil remain
stagnate and in place. One day like another,

consistency, I pray. As long as nothing new
knocks at the door, as aging forgets the elderly,
I suppose I will not crumble under the weight,
and everything shall remain the same as it was

yesterday. I can deal with such pain as long as
my cane which keeps me upright does not fail.
I may as well believe in horseshoe and four leaf
clover luck. I realize my prayers today will go

unheard for the slippery slope the world is on
is bound to quake and shake us all to our senses.
Dogs know better than to believe in miracles.
I have a Chihuahua who recently turned 18-years

old. He has survived all that time, older than
most canines go, without a prayer ever being
said, without a rabbit’s foot or a pocket or belt
loop to carry one. If his poop is regular and on

time, I consider both of us lucky. No changes
so far have been made today. For the moment
at least, none I can see to interrupt either him
or me and our current state of being. Good boy!

Chris Hanch 9-15-19


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