i can't believe how dumb i was back then

it's easy to look backwards

and

laugh.

and shake our head

at the foolishness

in our life.

how the hell did i do that,

and why.

the lovers we choose.

the jobs

we take,

how unwise we were back then.

the mistakes we make.

what's wrong with us

to behave like that?

i can imagine at 92 thinking

boy

i was dumb back then,

when i was 91.

don't even ask me about 21.