What Number is Age?


I am from
the original
Patchouli Era.
Here is one of
my baby photos
to prove it.

Can you see
how Apollo 11's
launch is happening
in the background?
Hard evidence
of a hard number
in the blank
next to my
"age:".

Oh, but my spirit,
it hasn't aged much.
It is jet-propelled
and compelled
to explore the
Sea of Tranquility
and the
Ocean of Storms
that exist on
the other side
of the moon.

Whenever you catch
a whiff of patchouli,
I hope you
might think about
how many times a
spice of life
may have already
assailed my
senses.

in the background?
Hard evidence
of a hard number
in the blank
next to my
"age:".

Oh, but my spirit,
it hasn't aged much.
It is jet-propelled
and compelled
to explore the
Sea of Tranquility
and the
Ocean of Storms
that exist on
the other side
of the moon.

Whenever you catch
a whiff of patchouli,
I hope you
might think about
how many times a
spice of life
may have already
assailed my
senses.

Copyright © 2003, Pam S. C.