9/18/08

The Alchemist

Cup of coffee
to open the blinds
pull the curtains
on this day
not sunday or tuesday
not any day
just today
yesterday's evil twin

Again, the sun is out today
shining bright
from my bedroom I can see
jumbo's taking off to distant lands
from Boeing field

Laundry piled up
yesterday's latte on my bedside table
our black and white portrait as headboard
and a fan determined with twisting air
like I'm obsessed with something else

I can breathe and sip on coffee
rested and ready to live
to work, to drive this life up the hill
the shower is steaming
my nakedness undressing
and the mirror unforgiving

Nothing's changed
my horns are still barely visible
arms and fists are steel and iron
the raging bull is back
and I'm gone.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! I absolutely love this. I am a lover of poetry as well and write my own and currently working on putting it all together in a book. Perhaps we could collaborate? I'm Mary C on your Tagged Page by the way. LOVE your blog!