Amongst the Din. . .A Poem. . .

	The Best Thing I Did by Ron Padgett The best thing I did for my mother was to outlive her for which I deserve no credit though it makes me glad that she didn't have to see me die Like most people (I suppose) I feel I should have done more for her Like what? I wasn't such a bad son I would have wanted to have loved her as much as she loved me but I couldn't I had a life a son of my own a wife and my youth that kept going on maybe too long And now I love her more and more so that perhaps when I die our love will be the same though I seriously doubt my heart can ever be as big as hers "The Best Thing I Did" by Ron Padgett, from How Long. © Coffee House Press, 2011. Reprinted with permission.