Category Archives: Aging

The Old Gray

Posted on May 26, 2016 by sputterpub

I grew my first gray locks at 21: two silver segments clearly premature. A bit amused, I deemed I wasn’t done with dark. I dabbled with a new coiffure and color: long appointments, I would learn. Then year by year … Continue reading →

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HBD

Posted on April 28, 2016 by sputterpub

Long in the tooth? That’s part of the truth. Carve this for a totem: He’s long in the scrotum! The outside loses elasticity while all within are weary wearing out. The frame condenses and that gravity will conquer no one … Continue reading →

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Ar-Jay

Posted on March 21, 2016 by sputterpub

His eyes positioned deep beneath his brow are blue above a furred and crooked nose. Long wrinkles carve his cheeks as if a plow were sun-impelled to sow the years in rows. Imperfect teeth appear behind his lips and hair … Continue reading →

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Spa

Posted on January 21, 2016 by sputterpub

The port side of her chin has got a crease as if impressed by linen on her skin, but it’s instead a mark of years, a piece of lost elastic collagen within. And yet that visage hosts a blemish too: … Continue reading →

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Yeah, But…

Posted on September 18, 2015 by sputterpub

I’m not enjoying aging very much: the looser skin; the evening lassitude; the loss of visibility; the touch of varied ailments; disappointing food; the fear of falling down; the drive to nap; the mislaid nouns and names I now forget; … Continue reading →

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