15 Minutes of Solitude

You know when you

get to that part

about the war

in 100 Years of Solitude

and it just goes on forever?

200 pages at least.

It seemed excessive

until I realized

I've been through

at least 200 pages of war.

There was the War

of the Strange Name,

The War of the Bad Grades,

The War of the Girl

from Math Class

with the Incredible

Blue Eyes, The War

of the First Apartment,

which featured The Battle

of the Beer and the 12

Blue Guitarists, The War

of the Hostess

from SW Austin,

The War of Returning Home,

The War of the Mistaken

Wedding, The War

of the Vintage

Clothing Store,

The War of the Girl

Born By the Black Sea,

The War of the Too Much

Vodka. I'll stop there,

but, you take my point.

200 pages of war

at least, and yet,

still, the Army

of Colombia

sends me no pension.

February 12, 2018