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Daniel Bishop's avatar

The second stanza reminded me of a bit I just read in Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. Reflecting on a doctor's advice to "Slow down," since he's not as young as he once was Steinbeck notes: "I did not want to surrender fierceness for a small gain in yardage. My wife married a man; I saw no reason why she should inherit a baby."

Nik Hoffmann's avatar

Yeah, I think that sums it up well.

Nathan Woods's avatar

This is great.