Saturday, April 3, 2021

AMELIA, MARILYN, AND ME

Imagine if Amelia Earhart had survived her round-the-world flight

and lived well into her 90s


How much of that adventurous spirit would have survived

in the frail frame 

with arms barely able to steady a control wheel?

Would there still be a glint in her eye

or a smile to betray the daredevil inside?


Your grandmother has still got it

she hasn't played basketball since 1948

but her hand-eye coordination is impressive

when it comes to tossing the remote 


But her legs are weak 

and her memory poor

and sometimes she even needs to be reminded of your name


Who will I be when my body is a withering casing of my former self?