I reap the benefits
even though I did nothing wrong.
Those previous made the mistakes
and I enjoy the rewards.
All too soon though
what happened in the past
is revealed to all who care to see
and the simple pleasure I received
no longer gives me joy.
Rewards are there to be just that –
rewards!
We strive and slog through the hard
and unpleasant things
in order to get to the good stuff.
It is the carrot on a stick
that someday we will get
unlike the unlucky donkey.
Now if only I could convince my cat
that she has to wait for her playtime.
The tiredness undermines my determination
yet when another surprise comes
I lash out angrily.
How can I stop being so irritated?
Other than getting more sleep,
of course.
Nothing goes right.
Luck has run out.
Exhausted and alone.
Feeling empty as air.
Remember air is not empty.
It is filled with different molecules
and so are you.
Take that break, rest and relax.
Then tackle the problems once again.
You can do this.
We all know you can.
Because guess what?
The world is not against you.
The problem ahead of you is!
Do not look right!
Should not be acting like that.
What’s that smell?
Ok,
where’s the nearest bathroom!
I might be awhile…
I am a victim
and complicit within it.
I want the new and shiny
because the old is broken and ugly.
I do not have the energy
to reuse, recycle and renew my used items.
So into the trash they go
and I search for the cheap replacements.
Not the wake up call I would have preferred.
The purring warmth of stifling fur.
Lack of mobility caused by non awakeness
means she sits there until breath runs out.
Upon full awareness
the irony of the situation
is not lost on me
as I blink blearily at the one
who wants to play.
Too bad I have an appointment
that I would have missed
if she had not tried to suffocate me.
The news flash across the screen
another shooting/riot/murder.
Look at social media and people are
complaining/yelling/angry.
Turn off the electronics and watch
the birds/children play/neighbours talking.
What am I waiting for?
The bread to rise/the cake to bake/the meat to thaw?
The answer will come.
Someday.
Just not today.
Those moments when you are content
and calm is what you feel.
Your surroundings give you a state
of serene enlightenment.
Until the gunshot pierces the air.
Wear an Elmo helmet while driving your motorbike.
Strut around town on long legged stilts.
Paint your vehicle in bright neon colors.
Use a stick to hold your debit card while paying.
Have a mask featuring a skeletal grin.
Act confidently
and all of the above won`t matter.
Saturn's Premier Poet 