The NaPoWriMo, Day 14 task is to write a poem of at least ten lines in which each line begins with the same word: an anaphora.
When You Know
You know when you’ve had enough
When hopes and dreams are done and gone,
When your dog might outlive you,
When you can’t pass a bathroom,
When your hair is a memory,
When all your friends seem new,
When you wonder if you still can,
When someone says you’re harmless and they’re right,
When pain, not darkness, is your old friend,
When all your plans have come and gone,
When regrets and memories are the same
— if you have either at all,
When walking is workout,
When a game of pool is high impact for you,
When your favorite song is sung and gone,
When cooking and cleaning
— are aerobic exercises,
When grumpy, old, or sweet apply
— like names to all the people you meet,
When “I don’t care” answers every question.
Some of us have more past than future, but we look both ways.
Mind the gaps, ignore the aches.
Our Literary Journey 
Some of these can be considered benefits 😉
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That’s true. I’ve been asked to say “I don’t care” less, so I say “I don’t give a (pick one). 🙂
And thank you for the correction. Haste makes error. 🙂
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Hahaha! Lemme see… which would I choose… I’m thinking it starts with an F and ends with a K!
My pleasure. I know you’d do the same for me.
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🙂 Of course. About my grammar and spelling, I do care.
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Of course you do. 😊
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I love the “- if you have either at all”!
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A dark line, but a bit of truth with it. Thanks again, Peter.
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