Midlife Crisis
One day
I woke up
from my daily living
and looked to my garden
and found
the Tulip bulbs I had planted
did not sprout,
The spring lasted only for a while
and in the midst of hot summer
and bone chill winter
I suddenly realized
who I am
why I am where I am
and didn't want to accept it.
The dreams of being a superman
by Giligan,
got replaced
by the world trip on a trade mill
the stark reality of living
glowed bright on my ever receding hair line
The child in me
cried, can't be true!
The youth in me
cried, I can do it!
The man in me
stood there
the prisoner of time, space and biology
and yelled
Take it or leave it!.
((*.*))
April 04, 1998
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