On this
my journey
I’m present
to pain
of others
but not
from reality
I’ve noticed
that their
pain comes
mostly from
their avoidance
of it
Category: Friendship
Pension
Most of my friends
now live far away
except for the one
for whom I moved
closer to be near
he him that one
has known me since
college and I like
a pension is his
to keep to spend
and to enjoy throughout
the rest of his
and my life he
and I being both
besties and our retirement
Love#347
Love is
as love
does and
never as
love wants
JustOneMoreLog
I have loved
and been loved
so many times
in my life
that I feel
like an embarrassment
of riches and
that when I’m
asked why I
don’t want another
I often say
why chuck another
log onto an
already tall fire
I’d rather you
take the log
yourself and build
your own fire
attracting those who
want to be
warmed by it
I’d rather stay
cold for awhile
ChinnyChinChin
I have this spot
on my chin where
hair has never grown
at first embarrassed I
tried a chin comb-over
but the sides met
only for a while
until someone pointed out
that when I think
I rub that spot
just like I think
the boy who found
the lamp did rub
conjuring up all sorts
of genies and wishes
but mine came true
when it was you
who pointed that out
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 