I knew so much

Posted on February 11, 2015 by elrondsilvermaul

I knew so much

I knew so much
when I was young,
so certain of  answers
on the tip of my tongue-
that others wouldn’t heed
my sure wisdom, stung.

The older I got
the less I knew,
every passing year
my ignorance grew-
The blacks and whites
became gray and blue

Here in the quque
awaiting death’s call
I know at last
what I know is small;
I smile back at that child
who so knew it all.

About elrondsilvermaul

I never know what to say about myself. I let what I write try to speak as to who I am. I can only add, here, that I am 72, live in a nursing home, am twenty years a cancer survivor, and identify as a gay male. I intend to use this blog as storage for poems? written over the long years (and still being written). This does not preclude other uses.
This entry was posted in Poetry ? and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to I knew so much

  1. PennyD says:
    February 12, 2015 at 4:09 am

    So true. Love it. Thanks, Ray.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a comment