Currently Listening Achilles Heel By Pedro the Lion see related

good morning

My dear Mother Marclar pointed out that my work has been taking on a rather dark undertone lately.  Since I'm always open to requests and never as emo as I pretend to be, I figured I'd show the world that life really isn't so bad sometimes.  Enjoy.

life slowly seeps

into my body

a warmth

that exceeds that

provided by my blankets

bleary eyes

see clearly through

thick glasses

4:30 am is not a welcome sight

slowly,

quietly,

            I break free

from my cocoon and

face the world,

but not

loudly enough to

wake

the butterfly next to me

my left foot makes the

            transition

from pillow top to

carpeted ground

my right foot

reluctantly

follows

despite this discomfort,

I am

coming to life, like

Lazarus in need of

coffee

thirty minutes later,

I’m cocooned

again

in glass, steel and fiberglass

hurtling,

            down the

                        highway at 75 mph

                        my thoughts

drag far behind

                        my vehicle,

mired in

unpaid bills, unfolded laundry and

unfinished business

the newfound stress of

adulthood

is enough to

b          r            e            a            k

an unprepared man

and my

unfit paycheck seems

spent

before I get it

still,

coffee spreads warmth and

life

through my body like

the golden light

filtering through the clouds

on the horizon

and

I may be

deluding myself, but I think

this is the happiest I’ve ever been in my life

bitterness and complaints

are fashionable,

but

I’ve got clothes

on my back,

food

in my gut,

and protection

from the cold

style

I lack,

but

a pulse

I have and

sometimes that makes all

the difference