Doesn't Everyone Poem by Brian Rihlmann

In our first session,
she asked if
I'd ever thought
about doing it.

"Of course."
Her pen scribbled
on a yellow pad.

Then I added,
"Doesn't everyone? "

She glanced
over bifocals,
one eyebrow raised,
smiled a little and
shook her head.

I shrugged,
smiled like an idiot.
I wasn't joking,
I just couldn't imagine
not ever thinking
about it,

carrying around
that possibility
like a set of keys,
jingling in my pocket.