Are There Any Questions? – hour 4

Every day,

I ask myself

“Are there any questions?”

way too many to mention

but I will, with intention.

 

Do I look fat?

Should I eat that?

What should I wear?

Does it make me look thinner?

 

Should I sleep early?

Or stay up too late?

Will morning be dreary?

Shall I leave that to fate?

 

What foods should I choose?

Shall I buy me some booze?

Will it make me happy?

Or make me a fatty?

 

And why, oh why

do my feet suddenly dry?

Why does menopause try

my patience?

 

Why lose elasticity?

Why night sweats do I mop?

Why does my stomach pop?

Why do I feel shitty?

When will it ever stop?

 

Why do we hurt?

Do people need to be jerks?

Is life just a farce

with rage, wrecks and cars?

 

Why does traffic bite?

Why have a yellow, bright?

Or red, is it right?

Why blow through this light?

Will they come home tonight?

 

Why, oh why?

Does life have to drive

me crazy?

Why can’t I stay dry

even with an umbrella?

 

– Sandra Johnson, 6/26/21

 

“Are there any questions?”

 Credit: The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

2 thoughts on “Are There Any Questions? – hour 4

  1. This is a great pleasure, blending Dr Seuss and Prufrock in a way that speaks so accurately to a specific audience. I am in that audience, at “that age,” and dealing with similar questions. Knowing that others share our frustrations helps us laugh at them a bit.

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