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 leave ice cream, cookies,
cakes, pies and goodies like that
however losing 2 pounds is a start
ain’t it
even if it takes a few months
think about how slim i’ll look
in 25 more years if i lose 2 pounds
every few months
i’ll have my slim high school figure back
and will get invitations to be friends
once again
(i think i have 2 or 3 friends i see from time to time–
in my hay day i actually had 7 friends)
you ask what i do these days
i don’t work a job
i’m trying my best to live from book royalties
i’ve written books since age 19 —
i always self-published them
& it is true that i would go knocking on doors
down all the streets i could walk down
and ask them if they would like to
buy an autographed book or two?
i’m almost there again–
not enough of my books are being sold on
internet book sites so
i’ll need to put my
cleanest dirty clothes
and go door to door
with a big grin, and
give them a chance to by
a book or two or more
from a real author (that would be me)
i’m sharing too much
with you ain’t i ?
let’s go back to the weight discussion
will i sell more books up and down the streets
if i loose a few more pounds ?
may lose an additional 3 or 6 pounds ?
should i wear a cool hat
(that i got from a goodwill store) ?
and put myself in a special league
with the likes of singers bob dylan
and leonard cohen
you know
something that will separate me
from the average joe
i’ll keep you updated
with my progress
i only need to sell 2 books a day
to pay for my food
(i buy my food at dollar stores)
i drive an old car (paid for)
somewhere around 15 years old
and my poetry shack was
deeded to me from a friend
with no family
yes, my clothes– they are all from the goodwill
or salvation army stores
(I go to the one dollar sales racks)
well, enough of me for today
thanks for visiting
sending you love and prayers
and all good things
(Jim Wortham, September 20, 2022)
PS: remember money won’t buy you love —
i don’t know who wrote that
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