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My years are a little too late MAG
March 26, 2013
From behind
I thought for a moment
It was him
What would I say?
Hello, David?
If he knew me,
It would take a moment
Maybe I’d have to say,
It’s me,
Your niece
But it’s not him
But it gets me thinkin’
Closed curtains
Dirty dishes
Cigarettes inside and out
Stepping out for fresh air
She’d say
As if we kids didn’t know
She was lighting up
Can’t do dinner
Not today
Can’t get out of bed
A twenty every Christmas
Ain’t what I want
Grandma …
I’ll just stay away
My years are a little too late
To break through barriers
I didn’t make
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