Joe Flach Poet Rhyme

A Mundane Refrain

Another day
Another dollar
The alarm clock screams
I mute the squalor
Let me sleep
Just one more hour
Having to work
My mood turns sour.

Cold water hits me 
In the shower
I didn’t get to sleep
That extra hour
The water heater’s busted
I cannot fix it
My bank account is empty
The alimony nixed it.

Manual labor
For little pay
Sore and tired
At the end of the day
Bills pile up
I throw them away
God help me
I cry and pray.

Dinner consumed
From a bottle
Life speeds by
Revving the throttle
All alone
With my troubles
For dessert
I have a double.

Crawl into bed
Re-set the alarm
My hand, the only woman
I can charm
Fall asleep
Feeling no pain
Go to the top 
And start over again.

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Diane Locksley September 10, 2010 at 11:35 AM You've got quite a sense of humor! Next time you have a day like this, make it a quadruple instead of a double.

Francine Roberts September 10, 2010 at 9:57 AM you have soup mail.

Carolyn Devonshire September 10, 2010 at 9:06 AM You really had me laughing out loud when you described your hand as "the only woman" you can charm. Very witty write, my friend. Tell her to give back some of the alimony so you can have hot water. LOL Love, Carolyn

Francine Roberts September 10, 2010 at 8:48 AM good poetry to start my week off with, thanks Joe, my day seems better already , hope your weekend is great