I face the mirror,
turn sideways, and it’s true: these
new jeans are too big,
my shriveled buttocks
leave much to be desired, e-
ven to you, dearest
Narcissist! Oh well.
Let’s return to the rest, to
all the other old
farts, pensioners, and
embrace, with our aches and pains,
our wrinkled faces.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Portland OR and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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