Friday, December 22, 2023

Shit-face Amazed

 

Shit-face Amazed



My son turns 57 this Saturday;


my daughter celebrated her 54th


this past November. I have grand-


children in their mid-twenties.


In my old age, I play memory


mind games with myself going


way back in time just to prove to


that I’m not losing it.



I laugh because I didn’t forget


where I last left my car keys.


I recall, I gave up diving six


years ago, or was it seven?



One thing I do know—like-


lihood is, an auto crash will


not be the reason for my


demise. But soon, one day


soon, my end shall arrive.



For now, I’ll take each


day as it comes, and still be


shit-face amazed at how old


my children and grand kids


have become. Another Christ-


mas, another New Year soon


to be into the annuls of history.


And I, dragging the memories


of mankind along with me.


So much over time and millennia


to remember.


                -30-


Chris Hanch 12-22-2023

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