I’m 39

I never thought of age
As anything more
than a number.
But I am
18 years older
Than Sid Vicious when he died
17 years older
Than Freddie Prinze when he died
16 years older
Than River Phoenix when he died
15 years older
Than Andrew Wood when he died
Than Duane Allman when he died
Than Buddy Holly when he died
Than Janis Joplin when she died
Than Brandon Lee when he died
14 years older
Than Otis Redding when he died
Than Brad Renfro when he died
11 years older
Than Heath Ledger when he died
Than Tupac Shakur when he died
Than Karen Silkwood when she died
6 years older
Than John Belushi when he died
Than Chris Farley when he died
Than Christ when he died
And what have I done
With my life?