By Misti
Date: 2002 Jun 10
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[[2002.06.10.04.05.2017]]

Early Monday Morning

goddamn it all to hell
a few more hours to go
and I'll be sweltering on a dusty playground
pretending to be a robot
or a firefighter
or Darth Vader
or an ice cream truck driver
whatever roles the kids dream up
I've been up all night
switching sides in bed
roaming around looking for Neosporin
and a Band-Aid
finding the love note
and "Dirty Dancing" video and Rolos
my husband left for me on the table
now he tells me the electric bill is
through the roof
I tell him that's why I turned off the AC
and opened the window
I'm freezing my ass off now
sitting underneath the vent
thinking thoughts I can't put away
I'm messy as hell
and just wanted to let you know
that I am awestruck
and don't know why
that mutated into
righteous anger.