Some days you need to waste, perfect temperature
and humidity in agreement with the blue sky
your mind has become, fireworks
till two in the morning long fizzled out
and your energy, kindred spirit, oblivionizing
its way through afternoon hours. Forget tight reins
on to-do lists. It’s good to turn the draft horse
out into pasture where he might or might not
nibble the grass. Sometimes it’s best to let
those motorcycle-gang thoughts that roll
into your mind like into an unsuspecting town
pass without judgment. Bored they can’t incite you
to pick up your marshall star and fight them
to within an inch of responsibility, they’ll spit
and hit the road. That’s a good way to play it,
sheriff. At least, some days.
Jan Carroll works in local and regional publishing. Her poetry chapbook, River, is available at The Local Store.
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