I Seriously Doubt It

 

There seems to be

a mental storage closet in my 

chameleon brain

placed there by either

millions of years of evolution

or a flaw in the great design

whose sole purpose 

is to keep certain 

images and melodies

locked away and long forgotten 

until some mental misfire

of questionable origin demands

we reach in and dust off 

these ancient memories 

for further inspection

like my young joy at being

picked for kickball that day 

during 6th grade recess

or the image of my father smiling

when he looked at me holding

his first grand daughter.

I sometimes wonder

if these random thoughts could be 

generated by bits of cosmic energy 

telling us a review is needed to make sure 

something of significance was not overlooked 

and its life lesson received.

But

after further review

I seriously doubt it

because

try as I might

I could find no reason why 

I woke up this morning with 

‘Danke Schoen’ by Wayne Newton

playing in my head.

Perhaps

there’s a lesson in there

somewhere.

Ken Owen   September 2023

Van Niddy Press