From A To Z And Back Again

from Northern Sketches by Gary Bunting

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From A To Z And Back Again

I was on my way home in the October sunshine
After being in a blind daze
Day after day
The realization hit me that life does indeed go on
The dishes need washing
The electricity bill needs paying
You’ve got to comb your hair
And change your underwear
Work your forty hour week
Fix that tap that leaks
Do the little things to survive
Because, life must go on
When somebody you love dies

The pyramids are still there
The rain still falls and you never have an umbrella
Ella Fitzgerald is still playing on the radio
So let’s dance
You still hate getting up early
You’re surly before your first coffee
Banoffee pie still gives you love handles
The vandals still smash phone boxes
You still can’t play the piano
Your internet’s still running slow
You need to shop for bread and milk
Replace the flowers, they’ve wilted
In the hungover clouds that shroud us all

Life must go on when death appears
And me?
My younger days are behind me
There are books on my shelf that will be left unread
Words left unsaid
Desires left unfed
From A to Z
And back again

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from Northern Sketches, released October 22, 2021

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