losing steam

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Losing Steam

It’s hard
to believe
I used
to write
before dawn
work all
day
train for
10-K races
in the
early evening
& then
drink until
the bars
closed.

 

I was
just a
kid pushing
fifty.

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3 Responses to losing steam

  1. Monsieur K.

    WOW!!! John Bennett holding a glass of water!!! Prost !!!

  2. John Bennett

    Klaus … don’t remember what was in the glass, but it sure as hell wasn’t water!

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