Poem: February 1, 2019

We Need Even the Rocks in the Road

Accidental damage to your neighbor's house.
An argument you shouldn't have had.
Attention Deficit Disorder.
Asymmetry.
Apathy and ennui.
A speeding ticket and the points on your license.
Anger and its aftermath.
Anxiety about nothing in particular.
Anything lost to foolishness or theft.
A chipped tooth or broken bone.
A mistake you make on the first day at work.
Aches and chronic pains.
A public embarrassment.
Anonymity.
Aging gracelessly.
All the cruel things you wish you hadn't done.
A failed marriage and your culpability.
Alcoholism, addiction, relapse.
Angioplasty and bypass surgery.
Another failed marriage.
A grandparent's funeral, then a parent's.
And a sibling's and a friend's.
And worse, a child's.
A brick through your windshield.
Anarchy.
Authoritarianism.
Armed conflict. Air strikes.
An internment camp.
Alone.