How long can I maintain,
Employment suitably framed…
If I tip over
Will it be over,
Helping a younger one trained?
–
More unsteady on my feet,
Balance loss makes it complete…
I do fear
The danger here,
Losing Security’s seat.
–
Parkinson’s is confirmed,
Slowly it will have wormed…
With no escape
By the nape,
With severance pay the last pay I’ve earned!
–
–Jonathan Caswell
(The author does have an early, slow-moving form of Parkinson’s It has not affected his ability to perform his job.)
CAN’T ESCAPE!!!!
(clearly…a hypothetical situation! 😀 )
Ever have one of those days
When she emits death rays…
No way escape–
Caught by the nape–
When irritation stays.
–
I would NEVER* complain,
But she acts insane…
She points to me
For insanity,
There’s plenty, plenty of blame!
–
Lost in ethereal mist,
She hands me a shopping list…
In my shirt sleeves,
Her action peeves,
But we make sure we’ve hugged and kissed.
–
She got ready to go,
Where are we going, “don’t know…”
No time to spare,
Take it ALL there–
“Why don’t you some good sense grow!”
–
Trying to put it ON ME,
Her uncertainty…
What did I do–
Not follow through–
It’s our common propensity!
–
She does the wash and I write,
Cooling down instead of fight…
I’ll do shopping
While she’s basket-hopping,
We should turn out all right.
–Jonathan Caswell
* NEVER…seriously??????
TWO PEOPLE–SO DIFFERENT!
They became friends for life
And then man and wife…
Compatible yes
But soon the stress
Of living brought out strife.
–
They held a common Faith
In which they thought was safe…
But took a while
To reconcile,
Backgrounds that would chafe.
–
Over the years was seen
Both could tend toward the mean…
(Telling truth is
Some times ruthless,)
And foot-dragging, when not so keen.
–
Complementary–oh, yes.
They work together best…
Although he was taught
Independence ought
To be possible if only she’d try!
–
Using Bible doesn’t always close
Out arguments as supposed…
Each has a view
With references too,
An uneasy truce imposed.
–
Sometimes the best means of escape,
Is a shared form on video tape…
Or else one walks
Away from the talks
Avoiding getting the other by the nape!
–
Not everything’s perfect just yet,
There’s a lot more growing to get…
They will remain friends
Until beyond life’s ends,
No splits are considered to regret!
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 