I didn’t watch the news tonight.
I just don’t want to know.
I don’t want to see the anguish.
I don’t want to hear the woe.
I don’t want to learn about
the latest thing that we must dread.
I don’t want to hear what’s coming
with its direful, speedy spread.
I’m just sitting on my sofa
buffeted away from sound,
tucked away from any further word
with silence all around.
Living the Aging Life 