The evasive
word
In a brain
gone white with age
An old age
pastime
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I stumble and fall
yet the light I see
few men see
I have come to know
what I sought to know
and having known
pass as if I never were
yet I am
If there is respite
from this dreadful road
I sink into the joy
of that moment
then stumble on
(Poem is based on James Mason’s character
in the 1947 film, ODD MAN OUT. Roman Polanski repeatedly cited Odd Man Out as
his favorite film, according to a Wikipedia entry.)
The vampire of old age
drains life
from my legs,
weakens my
eyes,
sucks away my
energy
A certain escape:
The doorway
to death
lying inevitably
just
a day or a
decade away
All praise
to the authoritarian
and his
sons
No need for
elections
or
demonstrations
or debate
Know there
are places
to put
those enemies
who disagree
The curious
mind thrives
in the age
of the internet
With many
forks in the road
on the
information highway,
each answer
spurs
question
after question,
continuing
until curiosity
is sated or
exhausted