slow boat to china

my friend talks about
kayaking
to key west.
he's 70, new hip,
high blood pressure,
a heart condition, no
job,
no significant other.
I worry about him,
I wonder if he's written
a good bye note.
he says it holds 450 pounds,
to which he's half
of that, the rest
supplies.
canned goods. baked
beans and things
he can fry when
he pulls it up on
some river bank along
the way.
I don't tell him that
I think he's crazy,
or out of his mind. I
just wish him well,
tell him good luck,
be careful and have
a good time.
at this stage of the game,
what the hell.
do whatever it is you
want to do.