poems

Slowly unwinding

Once miles and miles
of road stretched ahead of me
and every turn and hill
represented opportunity

Now it’s just fading
pictures and visions
in my memory

Like a wristwatch
with a mainspring
slowly unwinding
my life is uncoiling

Now the days unfold
like a slow motion
sequence in a movie

I can’t remember if my
socks are on – I need rewinding

 

 

Donald Lee: date unknown
I discovered this poem among some old files on my hard drive!

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