Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Ancient Man Fossilizing

Ancient Man Fossilizing

Ancient withered old man clings to life
Shrivels up in his smelly bed and watches
Westerns on his black and white TV
Sets himself a goal to live another day
Ninja’s come in to steal his windows
They seem to like glass and the pane it comes in 
His bald head can’t help him
His teeth?…..No teeth to speak of….
Ninja’s have no time for him
Fossilizing in his bed
He adds no value to their crime
They move lightning fast and don’t like turtles
Or anything that moves so slow
Including black and white TV western shows 
Ancient man falls back to sleep
Dreams of Ninja’s stealing windows
Still wonders what happened to his teeth
Hopes no one stole them

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Richard Lamoureux January 16, 2015 at 7:56 AM I am surprised no one has commented, this is so cool! You have such a way with words! I went back and seen, I was the first to read this one. Now it makes sense *lol* Earl Schumacker January 16, 2015 at 8:40 AM Hi Richard, There are only a few people who know that I exist. I will keep on writing because that is what I do. Thank you for all your kind words and interest in my creations. Earl