Allovit
There
isn’t time for allovit
Yet I
add it to the list
The
planning every dinner time
The cooking
and the lot
I hope
to get it done
The cleaning
and the dirt
The drinking
and the pot
They tell
me that I can
Create the life I want
Success
and my career
I've got to write it down
The kids
and school
The work
and love
Prepare
me for the worst
The fright
and fail
The win
and quit
What no
one ever tells
Candles
and the quiet time
Friends
that I could call
Making sure
I live my life
Planning
and vacation
Arriving and return
The details
all a blur
The food
the sex
At home
or out
Most
people claim they do
The cars
and gifts
The clothes
we wear
The pain
of age and atrophy
And every
other ill
That no
one will admit
The music
heard at each event
My eyes still try to read
The
things the body does
Our ancient
self
Our younger
we
The all
of everything
The sleep
that hides out in the dark
The walking
in a daze
The secret
never passed
And here
we are now at the start
As if we
have the map
And yet
there’s time for this.
JKF
12/5/2021
