I thought
When I was young, I would
Have a lotta fun,
And, I did, in a Colorado manner
Of the way it was
In the late ‘70’s, when
Nothing mattered, and, it did.

All too well, okay, swell.

I thought
When I had kids, I would
Learn to live my licks,
In an appropriate manner
Of the thoughts that
Everything matters, and, it did.

Only too well, yeah, swell.

I thought,
when I was aging, I would
Have a modicum of fun,
And, I may, I don’t know, anymore,
If my manner of suffrage
Even matters, but, once, it did.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
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