Middle-Aged Poem by LeeAnn Azzopardi
Middle-Aged
Two a.m.
I'll have the rest of my birthday cake
That is two days old
And I'll have another diet Coke
But I must be quiet opening it
Because my family sleeping still
My sister must go to work
In order to go back to sleep
I'll listen to a reading
With my new headphones
That I am still adjusting to
It's the only time when my dog will be up
Wanting to pee
Sleepy I am getting another diet Coke
And drift into dreamland forgetting
That I am middle-age
Niddle aged - a new phase in life but also a reminder of things that we can no longer do. Still it can be an exciting time
Belated Birthday wishes LeeAnn, an absolute classic of a poem we all can relate to. It flows beautifully and slowly as we csn feel the time slowly dripping by. I can relate to Cooper as Clara was the same. Bravo! !
Your Coke must be super-carbonated to make so much noise! What till you're MY AGE. Then try to forget how old you are. Well maybe by then you'll have NO TROUBLE forgetting. bri : )
Loved your poem that is so true to life........10 for sure dear poetess LeeAnn
An interesting poem that is a mixture of emotions, a move into the middle age with diet coke, cake, sleeping and waking and the responsibility of taking the dog to pee.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/3/2024 10:48:12 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I really like this. There's a metaphoric mixture here, the cake/diet coke image. Youth has passed into middle age, waking into drifting off to sleep. Wants to needs. Superb.