If only it were this easy
scoring a second shot
at what we missed
and always miss
first time around
if it were just a question
of downing one more whisky
or as simple as the second
vaccination I received today
a welcome milestone
in this year of Covid deaths
but it seems
now that I've reached the age
when at long last
I have the beast caught
clearly in the crosshairs
all my cartridges are spent
the chamber empty
there's no drive left in me
for bringing down the creature
that I was forever seeking
and that forever managed
to elude me
now best put down the gun
forget that second shot
the first one missed by miles
so let me sit
on this high bluff
facing the trees
and wait to see
what walks out of the woods
to meet me