Dogs 2020


A Reckoning(10/2/2020)
I let
these things
go
for awhile
for a
long while
all
of the standard
bodily maintenance
medical
dental
optical
I assume
a slide
of course
a downhill
progression
with age
if nothing else
but as long
as the exercise
is theoretical
any concern
is minimal
then
the practical
results
roll in
from tests
scans
bodily
fluid
extractions
there
are problems
of course
there are
problems
60 plus years
of apathetical
personal care
must take
their toll
I do
what absolutely
must
be done
resign
the rest
to a philosophical
view
having already
outlived
so many
in relative
ease
and comfort
not much
more
can be expected
from a life
I guess
perhaps
more effort
more social
achievement
in the end
however
I will die
alone
as do
we all
no one
able to take
that last trip
with us
and
no matter
our stations
wishing
only
for one
more day
of unaccomplished
living