what can we do
after fifty years
of wedded bliss
(three offspring
seven grand kids
two mountain bikes
one open heart
Social Security benefits
ObamaCare
the war in Afghanistan
Saddam Hussein and his
Weapons of Mass Destruction
the burning towers
dealing with Bush twice
the intentional bombing
of isla nena, Vieques, PR
Haiti, Syria, the Philippines
Newtown, Connecticut
our neighbor's soldier
son, Victor, who lost his legs
in La Drang valley
11-22-63)
except to
reverently lie down
with hope
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