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Sexagenarian

by Chris Sorrenti

With the passing of each
sexagenarian
whether friend or celebrity
I get less fearful of
staring down my own mortality
and more accustomed to
laughing at that
elephant in the room
till it shrinks to the size
of a mouse
and I can crush it under
the sole of my foot

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03/19/2018

Posted on 03/19/2018
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Glenn Currier on 03/20/18 at 11:19 PM

Like the wisdom in your poem, Chris. I haven't quite gotten to your place with my Septuagenarian status, although I have a peace about it and all the health challenges that have accompanied it. Your poem gives me a new challenge to be able to laugh at it. A very good place to be indeed. I like the construction of your poem, its simplicity and flow. It's light tone matches the content of its message. Way to go my friend.

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