Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Speed Limit


Behind someone who drives below the speed limit,
Waiting in line for tickets I don't want to use,
Making three trips to get three things,
Arriving anywhere seventeen minutes early
(I don't believe in being early if I could be writing),
Waiting ten minutes and three twists for the end
Of an interminable conversation about a conversation,
Playing Sisyphus with a sprinkler and a lawn mower,
Eight unconcious, unremembered hours of sleep
(Every. Single. Night.  For Years.  I'm like to weep.)
And the ten minutes it takes to regain my place
Every time someone interrupts my reading –

If you want to talk about years of my life wasted, start there.

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