I find more comfort in strangers
than my family

I'm afraid of life
Yes, I admit it

And I'm terrified of dying
When it comes my time to quit it

I've seen quite a few movies
Stories truly told

51 now. 51.
Is that middle age or old?

Loneliness unfolds.

and when you said
laughter is like a foreign language
i imagined that i was
teaching you how to
speak it

i just hope that
    someday, summer
    won't be felt like winter
    and dawn won't be seen
    as an ending.

Let death find me
Planting cabbages,
Cooking dinner with a smile,
Drying clothes on a line.

Let death find me
Naked in the cold,
Glowing in the woods,
Talking to bears

Let death find me
Writing poetry,
Dancing on the sun,
Singing to a crowd

Let death find me
magnanimous
Like a saint

Pipe-smoking
Ill mannered
And lazy
Poets get a bad rep
Many don't smoke
And many work hard
But most are just crazy
As heck