The poetic city: “Living Her Life Backwards”

May 17, 2021 • Creative Writing

The clocks of life have us saying, “not yet, not yet.” (Photo: Wiki Commons)

“Living Her Life Backwards”

I have a friend who believes

in living life backwards.

When she realized that

numbering her days would

allow her to live each one

to the fullest, she declared

her intention to die by the time

she’s 70… not by suicide

but by force of will.

She said she’d rather go

too soon than too late.

She figured 70 years would be

enough to take advantage of

the best life has to offer and

get out while the getting is still good.

Meanwhile my friend is busy

rehabbing her new hip and

checking the dates of Jazzfest,

just in case she’s still with us

when she passes 70.

Reece Burka

5/14/2021

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