One More RoundA Poem by Timothy RyanI wasn’t
ready yet to give my soul in and die to the forty-hour weeks of working-class
blues for my still-poor paycheck. I wasn’t lonely enough to stumble into love
and give my best years away to someone I’d grow bored with a few months after the
afterglow. And I wasn’t jaded to the point of trying to get my life together in
a predictable order that never strayed too far from safety. My bills would have
to wait another excusing week. The fresh-cooked dinners wouldn’t be served
until my microwave-meals saw the end of expiration dates. And all the reasons
people sighed their happiness away didn’t seem to understand that I wasn’t done
dreaming yet. © 2022 Timothy Ryan |
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1 Review Added on June 21, 2021 Last Updated on April 13, 2022 AuthorTimothy RyanNYAboutStories, poetry and everything from the soul. I'm co-authors with whiskey. more..Writing
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