A Regular Day

A loud ring. A hard tap,

As your hand flies out to mute the sound.

Shower; then throw on clothes.

The sound of the toaster and you’re out the door.

Grab the bus and crunch the bread. The

No food or drink sign glares at you.

Maths. Divide, multiply, add, Spanish.

Porque no te Biology. Economics.

Then break, sandwich, English Chemistry

Computer Science History Geography

A loud ring, the kids flood out

Cars honk, buses rumble

Activities active already, throw

A ball, catch it, home run.

The sky blushes its pinks and reds, you

Run to catch it but miss your first catch

As it disappears beyond the horizon and it’s

Darkness outside, the

Clock yells MIDNIGHT and

The slamming of books

And the winking of a departing night light

As you climb into the covers

The soft covers that let you rest,

Your mind tries to recall the events of the day.

Blanks out as the hours minutes seconds become

One tight mush of events that your mind can’t

Separate so you

Forget

Everything

And you stop trying and close your eyes and forget. Repeat.