Death, please don’t awaken me when it’s my turn

this feeling . . . it’s more than my thoughts i don’t wake up as i once did now sleeping until 11:30 a.m. or noon before i want to begin the day not hungry breakfast is a liquid meal replacement whichever is cheapest at stores caught covid three times long term covid symptoms are bringing

I am losing weight –will you be my friend now?

Many reading this are like me –just a tad bit overweight should i say 50 pounds–if i say i need to lose 65 pounds or more will you delete me as a friend? don’t unfriend me yet i already lost 2 pounds over 3 months losing weight is slow going especially when people visit and

Knocking on Jesus’s Door

hi Jesus i’m suppose to be “joyful” the church people tell me — i smile to make them think i am joyful but you/ and i/ know better … it’s all about the feeling of not achieving the things i have always wanted/ it’s not about lack of food or money/ i don’t remember the

Waiting for time take me for a ride

do you ever feel like this “i’ve done what I can do — now i will wait it out i’ve done it all desire for trips/ gone desire to write books/gone desire to eat out/gone i want to be left alone/ to be a recluse i like music if i can understand words don’t want

My Broken Angel

Hello death

Death Flying around like a buzzard Accidents Falls My body needs repair I often give up I feel you taking over My pain is great It is difficult to go out Sad dreams arrive nightly Terrible dreams as well I do not know what to do I am not ready yet I think I need

my phone does not ring

a friend from the past once said someday when enough days go by my phone won’t ring he was talking about women would rather talk with someone younger We were talking like all guys do about girls we were dating he said we won’t look good forever I didn’t think much about that but years

Another Night Alone

I call women I once knew they don’t call back My luck has ended I’ve had too many birthdays Former girlfriends are looking for younger guys I sit in my apartment sipping grape wine eating cheese spread with crackers just waiting for someone to call

Life Interrupted

It happens without warning a car accident health crisis financial problem It’s not always the crisis that hurts so much It’s how we ride the storm how we cope with bad luck how we pick ourselves up and start over Help is often a prayer away

The Recluse Who Saved a Princess