Naegeli
John told me, abashed I thought,
that he was becoming part of the establishment;
he was buying a house.
I'm still thinking about that, I guess...
about growing up and settling down
and slowing down and getting older.
Part of me believes that if I don't acknowledge it
it might go away.
Part of me knows it won't
and I'm just wasting time trying.
I guess John's going to quit fighting
and simply settle in to watch time pass.
I wish there was a moral to this story.
gallagher
31 October 1973
Long Beach
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