Sam was Drunk Last Night

Sam was drunk last night.

You could tell 

by the late night 

      emails 

he was sending

They didn’t make 

much sense

He was worrying 

about

         things 

already passed

that he could no longer

do anything about 

and it kept him awake

and he knew it was silly

so he sent his

    apologies 

as well

but he was 

worried

just the same

But I just 

laughed

because I know

you don’t have to 

be drunk 

to catch yourself

looking behind you

for what has already

passed you by

Ken Owen 

Van Niddy Press    April 2018