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don't care
never have
never will
all the way back
to the beginning
of time
– the big bang
he longed for
fame and glory and recognition
but it never quite came
so he said he didn't care
as he matured
– in his own expanding universe
and said he would settle
– instead
for eternal love and devotion
but that never quite came either
over and over he said he didn't care
and settled on lesser expectations
– still grandiose though
and they also never quite came
in time
not caring
penetrated his every pore
and some said
it hung like an aura
– the soursweet aroma of distant skunk
both attracting and repelling
a warning to other longers
that he didn't care at all
never had
never could
never would
always will
Joe Glaser was a successful business technocrat who, upon retirement, morphed into a perpetual student of the liberal arts and sciences. No one was more surprised than he. A perceptive observer of human nature from many angles, Joe has discovered the power of poetry for sharing insights, emotions and humor. He also pursues candid travel photography and enjoys finding natural vignettes that display the human condition in interesting ways. He says it beats the hell out of working. His e-mail address: Joe Glaser