I got an extra hour of sleep
overnight
Why does my bed
feel like it’s stuck in quicksand
pulling me slowly deeper,
tighter into its grip?
Why is my alarm clock
snooze button like
an addictive online game
I can’t resist tapping?
Why does today’s
to-do list feel longer,
heavier than it did
last night?
Why do we
still insist on
falling back
and springing forward?
Why?
One Way;Wrong Way;Do Not Enter;Yield;Stop. Right Lane Ends;Merge;Right Lane Must Turn Right;Through Traffic Merge Left;Merge;Merge. Detour;Road Closed;Do Not Enter;Turn Left;No Left Turn;No Right Turn;Slow Down;Stop. Slow;Slow Down;Please Slow Down;Pedestrian Crossing;Children Playing;Please Slow Down. Next Exit 9 Miles;Next 3 Exits;Exit Ahead;Exit;Slow Down;Stop.
Lost in the dream’s deep driftGhosts from my past settle nearWhere shadows shimmer and shiftWhispering, echoing snapshots of abandoned yearsOur tears heal old, hidden woundsHope shines as night fades bright
The whispering
never stops.
It never
stops.
Fractured smiles, shatteredsouls. Grins like glass, cracking wide. Eyes unseeing, hearts collide. Happiness hoarded, scarce and thinas if more for you means less within. Gathered crowds, hollow cheer. Voices loud to mask our fear. Laughter sharp, brittle sounds. Joy declared, yet none is found. Hands held high in rigid grace. Shadows etched on every face….
I have been envious of the idea of a she shed for a while. I’m a hermit, so I don’t need to get away from others, but I could use an out building in the back corner of my property for various reasons. I need a Me Shed.
Last spring I heard the birds sing.