these days
it’s difficult to put an emotion
on my feelings
my health has taken a turn
doctors don’t have answers
my food is my friend — like
sardines (I cut the tails off before eating)
i select different types of crackers
making sardines tastier / / /
Mornings —
two cups of coffee with
creamer
while swallowing meds & vitamins
i see “balance of nature” vitamins
on tv advertising — the ads
almost guarantee one will feel
30 years younger or more —
guess what ?
no such luck
i’ve gone back
to cheaper vitamins i buy online
i also eat cheese — lots of cheese
with pickled boiled eggs
with a tad bit of black pepper
& hot sauce
makes for a good meal / / /
i’m trying to lose a few pounds
i’m told to exercise but i think
that’s a dirty word, isn’t it?
ok, i will walk, yes . . .
i’ll walk from the parking lot
to
where i shop at a store
yesterday i had energy —
enough to go to “dollar tree”
i bought cleaning supplies
i won’t bother you with the kinds or brands
i have a friend who brings me goodies
various kind of adult drinks in bottles
& diet drinks (name brand drinks)
he’s a good man
a really good man to be so kind to me
a long time ago i stopped buying
bottled water — is drinking tap water
from the water company so bad ?
my days are spent
reading books
sometimes watching TV
(but not much anymore)
i can’t seem to find any good things
to watch these days
books are my pleasure
oh, how i remember so many years ago
when i wrote and published
love poetry books
& traveled throughout the states
giving poetry readings at universities
& afterwards, being treated to wine & cheese
& other goodies to eat
by the facility
with students asking to talk
and hang around with me
yes, those were the good days
when book sales allowed me to
buy cars and a cabin beside a pond
and dine wherever my friends
wanted to eat
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i’ll write more later
thanks for visiting me today
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(Jim Wortham, December 14, 2022)
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