Saturday, March 27, 2021

A Degree of Proficiency

 


I never graduated from high school officially.


Needless to say then, never got to college to


graduate from there either. Could say I got



my degree on the streets, but academically


that counts for nada. I made it through years


of drinking which allowed me to graduate to



a more productive life of sobriety. They’re not


handing out diplomas for lifetime longevity or


I’d be up for a PhD. Suppose when I expire there



will be no honorariums or fancy wall-hanging


awards waiting for me. I’ll know, though, I made


the grade as far as being a survivor of lifetime



experiences goes. And by chance or fate, I did


rotate from some rigorous testing along the way.


And on that day with my last hoorah, I will have



achieved a level of intellect and proficiency to at


least ask the perplexing question: Is that all there


is, what’s next?



                          -30-


Chris Hanch 3-26-2021

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