Checklist Sisyphus
Coffee’s got a bit of kick to it
this pre-sunrise
so there’s hope in the gloom
Pain’s not as sharp as it was
as I compare today’s rock
to today’s hill
Have some stuff
lost lots more
along the way
Comes down to friends
family
pets
Mixed with sun, wind, rain, clouds,
sky, now, then, when,
why
And pain
of course
and pain
But stringing it all together
is the smile
getting us through this darkness
And the laugh
of course
leaking between the seem
– Smith, 10.23.2017