Eastern Way

when I was a child
30 seemed old to me
so I didn’t expect to
live much beyond it

never considered
old age and its
infirmities
felt pretty invincible
less very bad luck
or inane stupidity

early on, eastern arts
inspired me
Kungfu, Judo, Aikido
and Tai Chi
their philosophies made
perfect sense to me

–LE – 7/20/24