old curmudgeon me

old curmudgeon me
feeling aches i disowned
back when i was young
”never will i…”
”not me…”

and
here we are, with me
wondering when i will cane
and already needing more sleep
reading books and watching tv
of people in deeper shit than me
because it makes everything
seem better

2 responses to “old curmudgeon me”

  1. Art Hernandez Avatar

    I do love better

    1. michael raven Avatar

      There is that 💙