So, How's Your Day Today?

 

Days are growing shorter.

I am not as tall as I used to be.

What is happening world wide

is not left up to me.

The Nebraska corn crop has

been harvested.

The Wide Missouri streams

fluid memories we shall never see.

The Andromeda Galaxy haunts

me relentlessly.

I can’t let go of its control.

My brain hums Night and Day,

unchained melodies.

I am here and now

because I have nowhere

else to be.

Charles Bukowski,

rag dolls

and trigonometry

will be the death of me.

In my life not every line rhymes.

I have recklessly stepped

out of bounds.

Forgive me,

chocolate fudge is sweet.

Mad Hatter crazy, you say.

Life is a fairy tale each day.

I’ve just been pulling your leg.

And you thought

you’d get off Scott free.

Shame, shame, shame on me—

Great Caesar's Ghost and Good Lord...

Blasphemy!

                -30-

Chris Hanch 9-7-2023