Poetus Interruptus

There are few things so inspirational As my morning caffeine and constitutional Pushing chlorinated water or pavement behind Puts a golden charge straight into my mind That talk to text feature is my salvation To throw down verse while in motion Write it down, oh yes I’d better Before it gets eaten by the Forgetter Yet every day, to my frustration Responsibilities loom, to block expression See, it turns out my family likes to live indoors And not eat crumbs of old food off the floor So it’s a race through the shower, off to work Without a moment to hesitate or shirk Work in temporary order, brief reprieve Put more verse on paper before it leaves If only the pager would give it a rest I’d have the time to throw down my best But I won’t be retiring for a decade or three So this is how inspiration works for me 3/25/16