"Here's Something I Ask Myself" by Nellie

What more do you want, Nellie. Today you heard yourself say,

“The world seems to need me now more than a single individual.”

Why are you so shy about the details of your childhood?

Do you remember Karen Carpenter’s epitaph, “Well at least I think you still can’t be too rich”

Have you eaten today?

Are the good old songs new now?

Where did I put my keys?

What am I going to do about the comedy invitation with earth people?

Is this a good idea?

If you have a perception of a person that is different than the one in front of you, why do you go to the memory, or the tape good or bad?

How much sleep have you had?

Will I make it to the bathroom or get sick in the classroom?

Does that person want me to text?

What’s the lesson in it?

Will that student think I am weird for writing a thank you note?

Isn’t it true that there is so much freedom in not having to take a drink?

Should I ask if Jackie’s going to the retreat that is happening on my former street?

What was the last name of my roommate Rachel?

Why do shih tzu paws smell like corn chips?

What are you going to do when you have every opportunity?

Do you think you can live long enough to repay the kindness that has been shown to you?

My aunt Lil kept on living 20 years beyond her terminal diagnosis with that one.