12-18-2015, 02:23 AM
I can still run
I know what's around each corner,
no need for hesitation,
but if I stay too long
I might never go back.
Granddad couldn't remember
how to go from hospital to house,
such vulnerability,
place names he lost
to scrabble, turned over blanks,
always starting a new game.
His Captains map
washed away in a blood clot.
So, I keep my hood up
never make eye contact,
long term memory is
more precious than short.
I have my map
it's crumpled,
stained with an old tea bag
for authenticity
and kept beneath the look
on Granddad's face,
lest I should forget
how to get back to
these streets
and who gave me my name.
I know what's around each corner,
no need for hesitation,
but if I stay too long
I might never go back.
Granddad couldn't remember
how to go from hospital to house,
such vulnerability,
place names he lost
to scrabble, turned over blanks,
always starting a new game.
His Captains map
washed away in a blood clot.
So, I keep my hood up
never make eye contact,
long term memory is
more precious than short.
I have my map
it's crumpled,
stained with an old tea bag
for authenticity
and kept beneath the look
on Granddad's face,
lest I should forget
how to get back to
these streets
and who gave me my name.
If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out
writing things down is ok as long as you can find the note 