27/65

already the heat is getting too much.

my instincts tell me i must be careful this year,

in a way i’ve never been careful before.

finally got the front gutter done –

started shortly after 8 am

& was wiped out an hour later

lying on the kitchen floor

– recovering.

it was scary.

 

i’m not the girl i used to be.

 

everything about me is tired.

 

but bills still need to be paid –

& chores still need to be done.

 

sadly,

i never saw this coming.

 

my brain still thinks i’m 27 ~

but 27-year-olds rarely have heart attacks.

                                                                                        mela'23

 

note: (gutter cleaning did not cause heart attack.

crap diet & no exercise did that 2 years ago –

aug. 2021, @ age 63)