Predictable Outcome
Living with mom
Feeling loved and protected
Nurtured in every kind of way
He is predictably helpless
Never washed a dish
Or loaded a dishwasher
Never held a job
Or paid a bill
Never dated
No secret why
Mother dies unexpectedly
World falls apart
He is helpless
Has never written a check
Or dealt with insurance agencies
Or bought groceries
Or cleaned anything
We predicted this might happen.
But he did not notify us.
As we also predicted.
He starves to death
In front of a pantry full of food
Forty-two-years old, a grown-up baby,
Who does not know how to use a can opener.
Written 12-06-2019
Contest: Predictable
Sponsor: Nina Parmenter
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2019
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