Sometimes, You Want A Mulligan, And You Can't Have One.

You don't get life mulligans. You have to fail to remember the past, and never think about the future. Today is what you get.

Mulligan.

I spend the mornings as I always have.

I browse the web,

looking for bargains,

and separating the spam from the wisdom.

I am traveling today,

running to enlightenment,

and wanting only peace.

The books tell me

that the past is permanent,

and unchangeable.

The heart tells me

that I should follow it,

wherever it leads.

I go through the motions;

the daily tribute

to the passage of time,

looking in mirrors

for an accurate reflection

of my age.

I only find on old man,

struggling to remember the past,

wondering about the future,

wishing for a mulligan.