Swirling smoke and tobacco cheeks;
leave no glass on the patio. Plastic
water bottle filled to the gills with butts.
children don’t care -
off
in their own world. generation gap
is apparent as one grows
old. Young
will carry on. What will the world
be?
I breathe, I sigh, I hold my breath;
eventually,
I inhale secondhand smoke, and try
to reach, teach, inspire
these kids, but I can’t reach them, so I
pray.
The laughs, the jokes, loud rock, the moods
of one generation down; one
to go.
Perhaps, I’ll linger for a while; follow
grand pals, see where life leads them.
Certainly
strange on this side of life. Dear dad
doesn’t care
anymore; I can see that.
Paddling
the ball; pingpong
for all.
It is where we meet in the middle,
on
the center line - dividing net.
Sidenote:
pool is a free for all. splash.
Categories:
sidenote, environment, family,
Form: Free verse
SIDENOTE?~~~what if you keep letting them go (cause that's what they say they want, freedom) but they always come back but never to stay long? When do you really let go,? when their mouth says it but their action confuse you,? or when your spirit or heart tells you too? And is it right to try and clip the wings of a free bird to keep them grounded in reality and safe (no I have learned so far)? Is that true love, to risk it all to save your soulmate from losing the greatest kind of love, the unconditional, true, spirit deep, devotion and commitment kind? The BIGGEST question is will I ever really find the the right answer????
Categories:
sidenote, confusion,
Form: I do not know?