Sid Gold
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Sid Gold is the author of five books of poetry, including Very Eyes (Writers’ Choice, 2023) and a two-time recipient of a Maryland State Art Council Individual Artist Award for Poetry. In 2019, he was voted among Baltimore’s Best Poets in the Baltimore Magazine Readers’ Poll. His poems have appeared in five anthologies and in various journals and reviews for more than forty years. A native New Yorker, he lives in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Chronicle
The chronicle of my life
is based on a true story.
Each day, leafing through its pages,
I focus on a half-remembered detail
or two. Catching up with myself
is invariably rewarding, yet there appear
a number of alternative endings,
some less plausible, less likely,
than others. I've discussed
these inconsistencies with my editor,
who downplays my concerns.
Live a bit longer, he suggests.
You may be surprised by the way
things turn out. I have considered
speaking directly to the publisher,
but he is rarely, if ever, available.
Have you seen your new chapters?
his secretary asks me, barely looking up.
Last night, I couldn't put them down.