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