Age Old Bravery - Sashana Kane Proctor

[Larry Robinson]

Age Old Bravery

I used to be brave.
Now that I’m older
 I thought that I’m not anymore.
But I was wrong.
I’m braver.  
In the rarity of elderhood
	my cousin could be robbed of breath
	for twenty minutes by dinner stuck in his craw
	and be plugged into life that’s not life
because he’s old and has used up his lives.
	And I could lose him.
My teeth are wearing thin and fragile
	And I didn’t know that would happen.
What deeper could be frayed and hanging by a lifeline
	ready to let go
	that I don’t know about?
I could profoundly forget
	like my mother and now my brother
	and only know that I belong to something or someone
	if only I could remember
	It….Them…..What.
I could be gone
	just because one piece of me is done 
	and irreplaceable.	
I could lose someone else worn thin and brittle.
And still every morning I take a step into my day
	kiss my beloveds 
brew a cup of tea 
and sip the unknown.
Braver than ever.                                                                                                   
                                                   
- Sashana Kane Proctor
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