second-hand sweeping ‘round

 When I sat

With the dying

It occurred to me

How little it mattered

What anybody

Thought

So I didn’t —

Think

Just sat

Empty-minded

As one would

Watch finch

At feeder

Drop seed shell

And sometimes

Seed itself

you unlearn something every day

 Who knew?

Psychology says the reason older people stop caring isn’t apathy—

it’s actually the highest form of self-awareness

Who cares?

How ‘bout that?