I Say Yes

I say yes to a banana split with nuts and a cherry Before breakfast, and not only on a Saturday I am older. I could die tomorrow. Or even tonight in my sleep, or in the next hour. I say yes to driving nine hours to Milwaukee On the spur of the moment with my granddaughter Because she had read about a cat living in a store And she wanted to see it, so now I do too. I say yes to people who want to eat lunch with me But not every day, because lunch time is for myself. It is my poetry writing time. It is my relaxation. I do it once or twice a month because I could die tomorrow.