Searching Family Tree
By larry r Linville

I’m sitting at this computer
at the genealogy library.
Been here for almost an hour
and all I have found is me.

I knew more when I came here
than I do now when I must stop.
I can count on my own memory
to know who’s my mom and pop.

My wife at another computer
was doing much better and I.
She handed me six generations
when I was about to cry.

I don’t think this is my talent
and I have no desire to pursue.
I think I’ll just play solitaire
until she is finally through.

I probably wouldn’t want to know
all the things I would discover.
If I found about my ancestors
things better kept under cover.