Why does your day start
in the middle of the night?
And why do you say “not enough
time.”
when what you mean is daylight?
Does it even matter,
that distinction?
No one can give you
more of the other.
You’ve assigned these measurements
only to resent them,
so you don’t resent your
nihilism instead.
How would we know when work starts?
Would you even show up
if we measured wealth differently
than pained lunch breaks with co-workers?
How would we know the show starts
when the actress starts to speak?
Too arbitrary for you?
How would we know when to sleep?
Oh, darling,
when was the last time you rested your head
without tomorrow sharing your bed?
About the Creator
Carly Doyle
Writer, Librarian, Researcher, Activist. I could keep listing things but, hey, why don't you just take a gander at my writing?
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