Otherwise

 I got out of bed
on two strong legs.

It might have been
otherwise.
 I ate
cereal, sweet
milk, ripe, flawless
peach.
 It might
have been otherwise.

I took the dog uphill
to the birch wood.

All morning I did
the work I love.


At noon I lay down
with my mate.
 It might
have been otherwise.

We ate dinner together
at a table with silver
candlesticks.
 It might
have been otherwise.

I slept in a bed
in a room with paintings
on the walls, and
planned another day
just like this day.

But one day, I know,
it will be otherwise.

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