Starting the Day with a Poem
& by “start” I mean before noon
I’ve been up since 5
& by “day” I mean it’s raining
& dogs are barking
& I can’t wake up & can’t back to sleep
& I missed 10 o’clock class & am on track to miss 12:30
& by “poem” I mean it reveals something above human nature
or how language drives us like rock
or how to step carefully on this one path
or why I’m loved
or not
& by “headache”* I mean I don’t know if it will help
to take a Claritin
*sneeze
& by “the cat” I mean can’t he stop with the toe nibbling
& by “music” I mean Johnny Cash, the Louvin Brothers, & the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
& by “see ya later” I mean see ya later
& by “start” I mean before noon
I’ve been up since 5
& by “day” I mean it’s raining
& dogs are barking
& I can’t wake up & can’t back to sleep
& I missed 10 o’clock class & am on track to miss 12:30
& by “poem” I mean it reveals something above human nature
or how language drives us like rock
or how to step carefully on this one path
or why I’m loved
or not
& by “headache”* I mean I don’t know if it will help
to take a Claritin
*sneeze
& by “the cat” I mean can’t he stop with the toe nibbling
& by “music” I mean Johnny Cash, the Louvin Brothers, & the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
& by “see ya later” I mean see ya later