I Think I Know
written by: Dickson Shreffler
Why old people die
Giving up is easy
Staying alive is… not
I’m just tired…
I can’t see… Like I once did
I can’t hear… Like I used to
I can’t eat
I can’t swallow
I can’t remember
When I walked everywhere
When I last rode a bike
The phone stopped ringing
Not that I’d ever answer
Card night stopped
Visitors stopped visiting
Days drag on but never change
I can’t remember when
Everything didn’t hurt…still
Holding on to grief
That can’t be comforted
Survivor of course, patient of course
Waiting bravely on until it all to ends…
Longtime retailer. Born in California but grew up in South Florida. I have been writing since I was 15 years old. I'm now just beginning giving serious thought to the words I put down on paper.
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