An Old Man’s Story
copyright 2026 by Michael Walker
I write a page a day
In this simple story
I don’t know
What the ending is
I just
Write forward.
I used to write
In a fever dream
Like St. Paul
Blinded on the road
Now I squint
At street signs
And just
Write Forward.
I don’t know
What the ending is
It may take me
And I may
Take
It.
I just write a page a day
In this
Simple story.