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WHOOP-WHOOP for the…

by Karmen |

it’s HOMECOMING WEEK in our small town
and though I am not an avid football fan
I LOVE HOMECOMING!
and all the festivities
the parade
the bonfire
the crowning of the newest queen
and the game
well-I don’t get all CRAZY about the game
but I do enjoy visiting with friends 
I haven’t seen since high school

speaking of high school
and the Homecoming court
which leads me to wonder
“Who’s Who” of high school today?
which leads to how I wish 
Most Absent Minded 
hadn’t been what defined me then
and how desperately I hoped 
I would have outgrown that title by now
but haven’t
just ask the sweet, young woman at church yesterday 
that I called “Amanda” 
and her name ISN’T “Amanda”  
and her husband’s name ISN’T “Nick” but 
BUT FOR THE LIFE of me
I CAN NOT REMEMBER their names



WHY? can’t I remember names?! 

maybe it’s because I’m so spastic
for example like last night or rather
 weee early this morning 
as I lay awake in bed thinking: 
“we need to start cutting wood
and storing up for winter like the little ant..
and then “wasn’t the wedding on Saturday dreamy?”  “weddings are so whimsical and Pintrest-ty nowadays” and “gosh! I hope I can color my own hair because I sure would like to save that money for something else” and “o me! I wish I COULD GO BACK TO SLEEP!”

please reassure me that
 I am not alone 
in my wacky 
WEAR 
ME
OUT
mind..

surely 
there must be others 
that can 
holler
“WHOOP-WHOOP!! for the C-R-A-Z-I-E-S!”


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