His Vision Fails Him – or – Is It Mine?

He wants to clean
Out his garage.

Should I let him?

I keep telling him,
“No – No – No you can’t.”

He’ll bring those old
Knives back in the
House and try to
Keep them.
I just know he will.

And here I can almost
See the light at the
End of this endless tunnel
Of closing up the old place.

But who am I to
Deny him this?

An old man? Yes.
But a young soul too –
Just trying to breathe in
A little more fire before
The flames go dim.

JEHW
February 26, 2014