recovering life.
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home
empty boxes roll one by one
down the swerving block of wheels
that lead straight into your pocket.
rampant hindrances yield not and passion
is resealed and re-ushered back onto the floor
so quickly, eyes won't even restock it.
the feel of a smooth blade
careening its way through, lovingly,
kissing cardboard and crinkled dollar bills;
the same ones we all clamor to have displayed
on windowsill and register and table and shelf and door.
admitted: there is no shortage of heart.
be there thrills and kills and what have you
been doing for the past hour and a half?
simply running, racks and stacks, the plastic on my cart.
and you can't help laugh when the powers that be
come to check on the staff's progress.
a shoe without a match; a throw without a catch.
shiny and sharp and shoddy but not without
your fair share of distress.
it all just never ends.  when should i come in?
oh, it depends.  they get along so well.
she just pretends.  i want to spend time with you.
no, i work weekends.
and even when new friends tell you to keep in touch,
all you can do is run home to find a way to
recover the life you hated so much.