Although I, too, am mostly: Although I, too, am mostly confined to a single room in my house due to my medical difficulty, the intense and even poignant detail of your poem made me realize that my situation is not nearly as bad as sometimes, when I am in a rotten mood, I like to think of it. Thanks for the lesson in reality! This is one of Poetry's most ancient functions, to point out the truth that some of us obscure to ourselves through the mental and emotional subterfuges.
This poem contains tremendous: This poem contains tremendous wisdom. I now have seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren (those two make me feel old), and I couldn't care less about gender, or identity, or any other details like that. They are gifts from God, and how God has made them is how God has made them.
One of my three most favorite: One of my three most favorite Poets, Wallace Stevens, once wrote that one of the purposes of Poetry was to help people live through their lives. In this poem, you demonstrate how to do that in a way that, in my opinion, old Stevens himself would heartily applaud and cheer.
Sir, you are a true Poet, and: Sir, you are a true Poet, and I applaud you: from a catalogue of ordinary experiences on an ordinary 21st century day (perhaps overcast or dismal, or that is how I imagine it, as I read through this), you have constructed a poem of shrewd observation and poignant wisdom. This poem reminds me of Phil Larkin's best stuff; although, through your poem's final two lines, you achieve the escape from bitterness and disdain that Larkin never fully achieved or managed. Bravo!!!
Thank you for reading it,: Thank you for reading it, Starward. I would love to build it out into something grander that even carried an ounce of such lore.
You end up missing the person: You end up missing the person and stupid pride prevents you from friendship again. But hey, you only lost a beneficial friendship. You still have your stupid, worthless fucking pride.
I appreciate your words and: I appreciate your words and your situation.
I had a day like this not that long ago. The thing to hold on to is that, sometimes, the sun takes a day off from coming up for us. But that vacation away from our lives always ends. A fresh cycle begins. Take care.
Thank you for the kind: Thank you for the kind words. Although I am having it a little easier, as of writing this, I have some procedures---one quite difficult---scheduled over the next several weeks.
Thank you for including me in: Thank you for including me in your reply. You are one of PostPoems' great ones, and I am glad to say that here, or anywhere else. Before posting this comment, I have prayed for you. I, too, have to make the round of doctors, and I have just learned that next month I have a rather grueling procedure to get through. My heart goes out to you and my prayers go out for you, as we face our difficulties together through this great technology of the internet, and through the living miracle that is called PostPoems.
Praying that your condition: Praying that your condition stops harassing you. To so many oppressed by the shadows, are the lantern that leads them home. Take care.