Friday, July 27, 2012

Punchline

I am not the family joke-teller.  Often I only remember the punchline.  That*s no way to tell a story.  It*s important to remember the lead-in...

Why do I write?
I know it is not
To be preserved in a book
For Posterity,
Whoever
Posterity is.
The blog makes it easier
For me to return
To past days.
I often forget
What I saw
Yesterday,
What I heard
Yesterday.
I never was a good joke teller.
I always seem to tell
The punchline
First.
Why do I write?
I write to remember
What I saw
Yesterday,
What I heard
Yesterday,
What I felt
Yesterday.
It seems important to return
To past days.
Otherwise I mostly remember
The punchline.
I know
That*s no way
To tell a story.

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