As
with most days
I
begin reading
and
get ready
to
write.
There
is
no
theme or
subject
clear cut.
Even
simple words
like,
this, that,
these
and those
seem
funny and
oddly
misplaced.
What
do of, before
and
after mean
anyway?
I
sound them out
and
still their
spelling
seems
foreign
to me.
Who
came up with
words
you have
taken
for granted
since
first grade
when
you began
to
read and write?
Words
like heretofore
and
wherewithal
make
your headache,
twist
your body
out
of shape.
Close
the damned
book,
put the
computer
to sleep
and
reset your
frame
of mind.
It
is then you realize,
had
you been raised
in
a place like Germany
or
Poland
or
Afghanistan
to
make
any
sense
of
those
words
would
be
a whole
lot
worse.
Eventually,
You
come to
your
senses
and
go on.
The
words fall
into
place and
for
today at least
you’ll
be okay.
At
least
I
was able
to
wite
this
down.
Who
came up
with
punctuation
anyway?
Why
do people
use
pauses, stops
and
inflections
when
they speak?
Oh,
I could
go
on and on.
-30-
Chris
Hanch 5-19-2020
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