* I wrote this for a friend. It’s based on a dream he had and is purely hypothetical.
THE LAST REUNION
“The reunion is close, and I have plenty to fear.
My wrinkled head looks like a baby’s derriere.
Hair started falling out not long after graduation.
A plugged-up shower gave me that first indication.
*****
Jack, Leroy, and Ed all lost their curly locks.
They’ll be attending, claiming baldness still rocks.
It might be for hunks like Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel.
But for old farts on Beano, we resemble alien creatures.
*****
If asked by a classmate what I did for a career,
I’ll have to act dumb and pretend I didn’t hear.
Smart kids became doctors and have big homes.
I live in a Winnebago, over thirty feet long.
*****
Former girlfriend will attend with significant other.
A friend told me Todd Fink is bringing his mother.
I plan to ask the neighbor if she’ll be my date.
Brandy’s just nineteen yet mature for her age.
*****
Some Karens will whisper the girl’s a gold digger.
Come to think of it, that’ll make me a winner.
I was never voted ‘most likely to succeed.’
Yet, folks will be talking long after we leave!”
I like to write junk... 