old age arrives

old age arrives
by norm milliken
old age arrives
old age arrives
in a plain, brown box,
prepaid and taped
against intrusion.
loosely packed,
it rattles
in the handling,
invites curiosity and
with no return address
suggests
opening.

old age arrives
by norm milliken
old age arrives
old age arrives
in a plain, brown box,
prepaid and taped
against intrusion.
loosely packed,
it rattles
in the handling,
invites curiosity and
with no return address
suggests
opening.
Too late, Jim. It’s been open a long time, but it took a while for my body to catch up.
DO NOT open that package Norm – its a wasteland.