I shun the light, behind curtains hush,
As I wake, in the wake of dreams.
Apply the comb and makeup tips,
Rinse the peppermint mouth, -clean.
Pop tarts or sour milk with Cheerio’s?
Still late for work, despite the haste,
In Tupperware bowls, fix on a taut bagel
Then, drive the miles to a downtown waste.
Accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake…
Rummage in draws full of toll tickets old
By the ‘Who moved my cheese’, I find
Expired upper pills, downed with espresso cold.
On a tiny screen, check pokes on Facebook
Messages and likes, keep up speed
Track like a dog on twitter forums
Give a dollar for a cause, follow the lead.
Dialling and filing, tallying numbers
Sorting, reporting, on a crisp white sheet
Cappuccino’s countless down the gully
Tottering on heels, despite sore feet
Ears to the ringer, eyes to the screen
Exit with the crowd in synchronized flow
Banishing thoughts of freeze-dried meals.
Embracing the interstate, on route to my hole.
Sporadic tail lights, like fireflies twinkling;
Diet cokes in automatic vending machines;
Inanimate friends and pointless parties,
Hangovers, beer-breadth and smoke ring dreams.