Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

I Am Older Than You

I am older than you, my teacher friend said.
I am POSITIVE that you are not, I replied.
I am sure I am, she said, motioning for me to come closer.
I leaned down and she whispered “I’m 62.”

This was a surprise. I had pegged her at early fifties.
I only guessed this because her son is a doctor.
I’m not terrific at math, I said, “But isn’t 69 older than 62?”
She looked surprised now.

“You are sixty-nine!”
I nodded.
“And you’re still working?”
“If you can call it that.”

She kept yelling “You are amazing!”
She probably yelled it three times.
Delighting me.

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L Milton Hankins September 19, 2021 at 6:52 PM (chuckling) This is simply marvelous, Caren. You're probably like me, you will be working until they lay you in the ground. I love the work that I do, and I take my writing very seriously. I'm very proud that I can still be working! Caren Krutsinger September 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM I tell my friends they will drag me out of this school feet first in a body bag.