Chances

 

Submitted a recent poem

of mine the other day to one

of those literary publications.

Haven’t done that in a long

while because unless you are

a noted writer, acceptance is

a difficult endeavor.

Besides, the wait-time to be

notified takes anywhere from

3 to 6-months. And I happen

to be one of those impatient

bastards who hates to wait

when the chances are you’ll

likely to be rejected.

I happen to think it was one

of my better works about an

old friend of mine, a quad-

riplegic who missed being

able to drive, because he

could no longer get up and

go if and when he wanted or

needed to.

He encouraged me to never

give up my car in case I ever

needed to make a quick get-

away.

Anyway, the publishing jour-

nal I had chosen also accepted

artistic and photographic sub-

missions. Now, that was a plus

for me as I have a plethora of

both which I had captured

and created over the years,

some exceptional work if I do

say so myself.

So, I selected five images to

submitted along with my

poem. Now I am 76-years

old, likely too advanced in

age to suddenly become an

overnight wonder. Besides,

It would take more than one

poem and five artistic im-

pressions to achieve that.

And for god’s sake what

are the chances I’ll survive

the 3 to 6-months wait time

this publisher or any other

takes to reply? Folks, time

here is not on my side.

               -30-

Chris Hanch 4-18-2023