Category Archives: Aging

Presentation

Posted on May 19, 2025 by sputterpub

Cut flowers haven’t charmed me for a while;they seem an offering that’s bound to die.Perhaps it’s how she lifted them – that smileof affection, toddler-voicing “hi,”but I was glad to take them into mysmall place. I may be entering a … Continue reading →

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Prime Ads

Posted on May 16, 2025 by sputterpub

I’ve streamed for years, confess it’s often Prime,and now they’ve added ads I try to miss.I see and sense some frames, and note that timehas little changed who pays to bust my bliss:New cars and car insurance while I piss,but … Continue reading →

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Bone Bits

Posted on May 15, 2025 by sputterpub

An article was tossed last week at me,as if an eavesdropper was paying heedto current thoughts of biochemistryand what to counter fragile I might need.I gave the offered words attentive read,and even after buffing them with salt,they prompted questioning how … Continue reading →

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Memory Test

Posted on May 14, 2025 by sputterpub

We didn’t mean it as a recall test.I showed her mail postmarked in ‘69,the subject a close friend of hers, distressedby teenage kids. We watched her read each line,but grasp no recollection to assignthose characters. We shifted then to seekher … Continue reading →

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Proactive Angst

Posted on May 13, 2025 by sputterpub

I felt so bad 3 days ago, I fearedI’d have to cancel all my plans this week.Exhausted and beset by something weirdI tried remaining calm, but I’m a freakfor worry, and my peace of mind was spearedby symptoms that I … Continue reading →

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Discomfort

Posted on May 11, 2025 by sputterpub

On Friday/Saturday I felt unwell.Discomfort was intestinal, so yes,I had much pain and worry, truth to tell:concerned my future’d altered I’ll confess.I tried to be a patient patient, guessat diet change and read from Web MD.At 4 p.m. relief came, … Continue reading →

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Reading Myself

Posted on May 9, 2025 by sputterpub

Intending to devote an hour a weekto sort through paper records and selecta few to keep, provided they’re uniqueand trigger recollection, and rejectthe bulk of piles, files, notebooks, seek-ing diminution after I inspect,I’m reading more the more I lessen shelf,both … Continue reading →

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Verbosity

Posted on May 6, 2025 by sputterpub

I’ve tidy-filed papers here for years,and recently I started to dispose.A box of paid-off mortgages and tiersof tax returns were items I first choseto toss, stiff data that I don’t supposeI’ll ever need again. Two boxes full,before confronting signs I’ve … Continue reading →

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Sanity Check

Posted on May 4, 2025 by sputterpub

As much as I feel 23 inside,or 17, or 32, like you,I live in fact, and I don’t want to hidefrom changes that with every year accrue.So I will face my face, accept I’ve lostmuch elasticity and useful fat.My bones … Continue reading →

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Quibbling

Posted on May 2, 2025 by sputterpub

“You claim you hunger to be seen, but I’mexactly opposite,” she said to me.“You want your loves to understand in timethe inner you, but I’d prefer to beassessed as I portray, like I’m on primeTV, and rock a role.” But … Continue reading →

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