The Daily Breath - Wednesday, May 25, 2022

 

Wednesday

May 25, 2022

 

On Tuesday (yesterday)

A day forever remembered

 Our own private Holocaust

In a small Texas town

I called my sister

We didn’t talk about the

Horrible events unfurling

She had been sleeping

And hadn’t been watching

TV

And I didn’t mention

What was happening

As we spoke

 

It was my sister’s birthday

May 24, 2022

I called her because

I didn’t send a card

In time

She’s not too happy

Turning 86

I understand

I’m right behind her

We both agreed

Eighty is not a good

Decade

Too much aging

Wrinkles

Spots

Discomfort

Pain

I told her she should

Sleep a lot

That’s what I do

And I don’t feel guilty

But I’m awake today