July 30, 2015

sitting here at the computer
heat radiating off my skin
like waves off asphalt street
thinking about my luck

my daughter says it’s
on the upswing…and really
what does that word mean

not a gambler this one
at least not ‘black jack’
or casino ‘slot machines’
have never won anything

i remember hiking years gone
‘tail end charley’ was me
stopping to catch my breath
in the hot afternoon sun

everything around me enchanting
from tiny lizards, chipmunks
to pebbles in a swift stream

bad lungs…i thought…meaning
to catch up but never could
took in the scenery instead
would reach the top eventually

my heart works better now
with new hardware installed
lungs filling with air power-ful

is my luck on the upswing…really
what could it seem to mean
in the scheme of things
i’ve still never won anything

Image Taken From Morgue File & Digitized

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Day: July 30, 2015