The Problem

Poem by Adam Crawford

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I knew about the Problem,
Though I was not afraid
And those who were, I thought 'em
A nervous calvalcade.

At twenty-eight, the Problem
Then sunk in deep enough,
My heart became quite solemn
And mind no longer tough.

I pleaded with the Problem
For any escape route;
Never was that Garment's Hem
In reach when I reached out.

Now thirty-three, the Problem
I've learned to just let lie --
Though no mere stoic Autumn
Can make the Problem die.

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Adam Crawford is a writer of poems and short stories. His work has been published by Ink Babies Lit Mag, Poetic Anarchy Press, and The Pomegranate London. He lives in Simi Valley, California.