Like many others, I have gone through
some hard and trying times in my life.
I have been in sour relationships, have
moved from place to place, survived
many a drunken night.
And the jobs, well most of them were
a waste of time which payed barely
enough on which to survive.
I managed to make it through, though,
moving on from one thing to another,
writing and creating artworks along the
way.
In order to survive emotionally one
needs something of substance and
consistency in order to maintain a
relative sense of sanity.
With that in mind, I never entertained
the thought of giving up completely. I
would simply move on to something
else, and accept my situation for what
it was— a stopgap for homelessness
and abject poverty, another experience
to inspire me creatively.
This whole lifelong affair of mine was
to avoid stagnation and complacency.
One will do some seemingly off-the-wall,
contrary things to avoid that.
Another thing I learned along the way,
very few women are willing to put up
with that nebulous and ofttimes helter
skelter attitude.
Personally, I have found that given my
advancing age, a dog is best suited
to satisfy my need for companionship.
And Social Security and sublime obscurity
suite me just fine.
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Chris Hanch 12-19-2020
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