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Untitled I
Age grasps hold with
pincher fingers, squeezing
hollow spaces between
skin and teeth.
It lengthens reactionary time:
one synapse fires to the next,
triggering slower response.
Herein lies cautionary tales of past
transgressions dousing
unsuspecting martyrs
playing tiny violins, sinewy
strings taught against
vertebral column.
How have they even survived.
pincher fingers, squeezing
hollow spaces between
skin and teeth.
It lengthens reactionary time:
one synapse fires to the next,
triggering slower response.
Herein lies cautionary tales of past
transgressions dousing
unsuspecting martyrs
playing tiny violins, sinewy
strings taught against
vertebral column.
How have they even survived.
Published 2nd Apr 2023
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2nd Apr 2023 4:29pm
Amen!
For me it's the reading glasses, getting stronger and stronger. What the hell. Lol
For me it's the reading glasses, getting stronger and stronger. What the hell. Lol
2nd Apr 2023 4:31pm
Right. I have to get bi-focals this year. I should have been wearing them for the past four years but I refused. Grrrrr
2nd Apr 2023 4:35pm
Remarkably, I used to be nearsighted. I needed glasses to drive, watch TV, etc. As I've gotten older, that vision has returned completely (which is rare). But now, I can't see crap up close!
It's God. He continually messes with me. Gives one thing, then takes something. Lol.
It's God. He continually messes with me. Gives one thing, then takes something. Lol.
2nd Apr 2023 5:08pm
Is it time moving forward, or us moving forward through time?
Well done.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
Well done.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
8th Apr 2023 00:34am
I don't know, bk. I think I would be more inclined to think it's us moving forward through time.
That made me stop and ponder. Thank you :)
That made me stop and ponder. Thank you :)
2nd Apr 2023 6:37pm
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3rd Apr 2023 5:20am
Dear E,
It’s the pits! No such thing as growing old gracefully. Everything hurts and if it doesn’t hurt it falls off. Damn it. 😏
But it does make for a great poem!
H🌷
It’s the pits! No such thing as growing old gracefully. Everything hurts and if it doesn’t hurt it falls off. Damn it. 😏
But it does make for a great poem!
H🌷
8th Apr 2023 00:37am
There is no grace in it. Even those who attempt to throw the grace overboard come out looking like a try-hard, and that's not really graceful, now is it.
Everything fucking hurts, all of the damn time. All of the time. I had to say it twice.
Everything fucking hurts, all of the damn time. All of the time. I had to say it twice.
9th May 2023 4:03am
Gotta love your command of the lexicon for each being unique as well as delivering a message that us Gen Xers are beginning to feel the tide of time.
Great opening entry for the challenge.
Great opening entry for the challenge.
