insistence

come to think of it,

today is not a good day to ask for a better day,

to wish that you were more like this

or for the world to resemble something other

than your scrambled eggs,

than the monday morning rush

it’s not a good day

& tomorrow, checking our outlook calendar,

seems also like not the most appropriate time

to sneak in or out

& sucker punch reality

or the other obscure forces at work

weatherwise, it’s not even a good day

to make tentative plans for the day after tomorrow:

lower visibility is in the forecast

& 10 to 15 inches of snow—

a lot of shoveling,

major delays & blackouts are expected

thus i hope that you are okay

or that you are not,

for the moment & foreseeable future,

in need of a break,

of some good news  or in need of a hail mary pass:

today is nothing to write home about

c. a. campos, 2010