January 27, 2020

NEAR  MISS

I shot a gun once, in fact, twice.

I missed both times. The guy who

was showing me how to shoot a rifle

put a bottle – it was green – on a log –

with a hill as a back drop – just in case -

just in case I was  a really bad shot. I was.

All my life I’ve been trying to say things –

but it seems every time I miss. Yet I hope:

I hope I had some near misses – at least

2 things I’ve been trying to say.

© Andy Costello, Reflections