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It somehow makes me happy
That I’m not the only one who
Has trouble with cause and effect.
I have no idea why my right knee
Sometimes goes weak, except
That I’m 65 and pigeon-toed.
I suspect there’s more to it.
And when I took the dogs out
Tonight for their pee before bed,
I saw why it was a mistake
For the birds to build their nests
In the apartment exhaust vents.
Every year, there’s a new crisis
On campus. Not long ago, we had
To take active-shooter training.
Then later, we learned about
The precipitous rise in student
Anxiety, depression, and panic.
This year, we had the choice
To teach through masks or screens,
If students showed up at all.
When the fledglings were nudged
Out of the nest, two landed hard
On the concrete headfirst.
It doesn’t always happen like this.
