I was cutting grass
my wife shoveling dog shit
I began to feel weak
confused and faint
is this my time I thought
my mother passed at 49
my dad at 56
now in my mid-forties
I have to expect my time
could come whenever
checked blood pressure
it was dangerously low
it’s never been low
always on the high side
that’s what took mom out
I’ve been struggling to get
that under control for sometime
my loving wife took up the slack on the yard
as I rested and slowly began to feel better
not today
I thought
I went outside to get the grill ready
cracked a cold one
fired up a cigar
looked around and
took in the beauty of life
Gloomy Forebodings 