WORK
Work
springs from bed, time ringing,
Switches
off alarm, not clock, world,
Ticking,
spinning, running, rushing—
Undresses,
showers, splashes—
Sun,
birds, window—towels, fluffy, dry—
Dresses,
belt, tie, mirror, brushes hair,
Bounds
for egg, rice, coffee—
Brushes
teeth, brushes hair again,
Hops
in car, drives, slows down, traffic—
Rain,
wipers, left, right, metronome—
Signals,
turns, parks, jumps out—at last!—
Guard,
elevator button, fourth floor,
Hello,
good morning, sits down, breathless,
Switches
on computer, types—tik, tak,
Tikkity-tak—gets up,
coffee maker—almost
No
one here, checks calendar—holiday.
Rain, wipers, left, right, metronome— |
This poem was originally published in Boston Poetry Magazine (September 4, 2014).
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