my joy has found comfort
in its own routine
it has a smartphone,
a tablet and an email address
mornings, it drives to work
then smiles at the computer
all day long
evenings, it returns the smile
to the freezer and goes
walking in the neighbourhood
avoiding droppings
left by reverent dogs
it stays awake nights
muttering -
it argues math and logic,
yet comes to no conclusion
it drinks heavily
at the Ferret and Firkin,
falls down insensate
it awakens at 2:30 a.m.
creates websites
for non-profit organizations,
registers email addresses
at hotmail and yahoo
just to read the spam
that joy which hummed
and gambolled inside of me
(exploring and lighting candles
in each delicious
undiscovered corner)
now hides in its cave
rocking itself
my joy is considering a name change
by bonaventure saptel
Jun 19, 2014
Jun 19, 2014 at 11:29 AM UTC
my joy has found comfort
in its own routine
it has a smartphone,
a tablet and an email address
mornings, it drives to work
then smiles at the computer
all day long
evenings, it returns the smile
to the freezer and goes
walking in the neighbourhood
avoiding droppings
left by reverent dogs
it stays awake nights
muttering -
it argues math and logic,
yet comes to no conclusion
it drinks heavily
at the Ferret and Firkin,
falls down insensate
it awakens at 2:30 a.m.
creates websites
for non-profit organizations,
registers email addresses
at hotmail and yahoo
just to read the spam
that joy which hummed
and gambolled inside of me
(exploring and lighting candles
in each delicious
undiscovered corner)
now hides in its cave
rocking itself
my joy is considering a name change
by bonaventure saptel
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