I Can Still Dream

by Roy N. Mason / October 15th, 2024

I can re-run the numbers,
plug in variables

It doesn’t matter,
results are the same

Life costs more than
I’ve got or will ever acquire

Unless a brilliant stroke of luck,
lottery, inheritance, or

An unknown benefactor creeps from shadows,
results of the simulation are obvious

Please take that
as explanation for my irritability

Roy N. Mason, striving to make each day count, documents his experiences, observations and lessons-learned in personal essays and poetry. In his free-time, Roy can be found trying to synchronize the clocks in his kitchen. Roy’s work has been curated in several journals. Read other articles by Roy N..

This article was posted on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.