Something Else
a month
has gone
by
and I guess
I’m still
adjusting
to the 13th year
a year of change
… you get up
on a school morning
on a September day
and make coffee
like you always have
and go about your daily routine
but this time’s different
this time
you don’t get in the car
and drive to school
and watch her get out of the car
or watch her get back in the car
after 13 years of doing that
suddenly
you’re left standing there
in the driveway
waving
and even though
you knew this day would come
it’s something else
something new
something blue
I suppose I’ve taken it
in stride
but I realize I haven’t really
left the house
on my own
in a month
Chapter 50 … is hard … it’s jest …
so ‘ya make yourself
a big bowl of pasta
and wonder where time goes
I’ve really gotta get out of the house
maybe tomorrow
I will
today I’m with Otis
“Sittin’ by the Dock of the Bay …
Wastin’ Time”
TL