I ran into Tammy Alderman today. <br />She asked me, “Do you know <br />Jerry West died last month of a heart attack? ” <br />I told her, “No, I didn’t know.” <br />She then asked, “Do you know <br />Paul Graff died a year ago <br />With a brain tumor? ” <br />I said, “No way! Not Paul! <br />He was a complete sweetheart, <br />I knew him from kindergarten! <br />I’ll think about him now <br />For the rest of the night! ” <br /> <br />From my teens on, <br />I’ve gazed at death <br />With lustful eyes, <br />But my grade school <br />And high school pals <br />Have perished instead! <br /> <br />Like Allen Ginsberg wrote <br />In a poem from the1970’s, <br />“I never learned to die.” <br /> <br /> From the Master’s poem: Ode to Failure<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-ll-learn-one-day-what-they-know/
