Meticulously
Courageously
Playfully
Painfully
Hardly
I drew like a child
the letters of my name
the first
not the last
The lines showed hesitation
The shapes were amusing
The arrangement thrived
in approximation
And I had forgotten all of my worries
all the words that came before
all those to follow tomorrow
Meticulously
Courageously
Playfully
Painfully
Hardly
I drew one last time
the letters of my name
the first
not the last
As would do the elderly
I became