Work

obstacles

oh this list can get so long

lack of desire

lack

of interest

no motivation

incentive or maybe

simple absence of will

you might call in

feign some awful illness

or worse—-your sudden death!

no employer comeback for that one, Joe

but what can you do or say

how do you form a phrase and mumble it

when none of the aforementioned fit

who can you tell without seeming just a fool

if you admit to pondering this simple truth:

you can’t reach the door leading in to work

without feeling the threat of the roses🪶

Noise

calamity in the forest

when the owls alight in the high

shade of cedars to look

they are so unpopular with locals

who protest in every key relentlessly

maybe it’s the air of owl superiority

or the sleepy lidded glances of disdain

maybe it’s imagined owl oblivion—

new roses nod keeping graceful time

with soft summer wind

heads lowered in grave solidarity

there is a grand noise in the forest today

I can hear bird rage breaking through

even the cacophony of my thoughts

maybe i ought feel some gratitude

for the distraction🪶