Lives of Others

By: Charles Giuliano - Dec 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lives of Others

There is a thread
The human condition
That stitches us together
Tangled up in blue
The unraveled sleeve of care
Inevitable surgeries
Family and friends
Neighbor across the hall
Yuri’s eye surgery
Twofer this week
You and me pal
We limp along
The walking wounded
Lost loved ones
Doing the best we can
Yet more holidays
Zipping past us
Somehow less celebrated
Lacking the energy
Light on tinsel and glitter
Heavy on egg nog
Laced with Meyer's rum
Virgillio’s cookies for Santa
Two pounder from Nichols
Goodies from Gloucester
Under the tree
Caught up with projects
Astrid on CAVS MIT
Me another book with Pip
Growing up absurd
In blue-blood Annisquam
Between now and spring
Timed for Gloucester’s 400th
In the thick of it
Slogging along
As best we can
Ain’t no mountain high enough
River deep mountain high
Wall of sound
For Beethoven’s Ninth
Last of the hipsters
Gonzo good night