also an excerpt from my book...
unencumbered
I am unencumbered by two inches
of my right leg
just as Jerry Garcia was unencumbered
by a middle finger
and Indian Larry by his pinkie
I am unencumbered by thought or want
from the single life of chasing
the girls and boys around
not unlike how death rattles free
our common concerns
- Hoc Scripsi
many of the things I thought I needed earlier in life and didn't get, I'm now happily unencumbered by...
ReplyDeleteThis is a lesson that I am only now coming to terms with learning. Thanks for the reminder. Brilliant as always.
ReplyDeleteWise and wonderful life lessons...
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