1.
Some people never go crazy –
Me, I’m sitting on a lawn chair
Alone on the side of a hotel pool
Nothing to do but
Listen to the wind go by.
A snowflake falls on my nose
And an older couple comes running out
Maybe 70 years of age
Roaring with laughter –
They jump into the freezing water, fully clothed
Splash each other and
Race to the other side.
As they reach the ocean’s end,
He catches her
And it’s clear he has no intention of ever letting her
Go.
They haven’t seen me yet
And they probably never will
But I watch them.
Some people never go crazy.
What terrible lives they must lead.