I press the snooze button on my alarm
three times and then
finally wake up happy
I step in to the outfit
already laid out, place my foot
in a shoe that didn’t cost
too much,
I sit on the couch drinking coffee
a stain appears on my shirt
I glance out the window – no rain
I scrub the stain out,
eat the leftovers,
eye old memories hanging
like art on my fridge
my phone is fully charged
I head in to work passing by
a cop who doesn’t pull out behind me
I dig around for the lipstick that
fell under my seat
I brought my own lunch from home, but today
I get extra food for free
the fortune cookie tells me
the fortune you seek is in another cookie
I eat another cookie
nothings impossible to a willing heart
I hear a ding on my phone
a venmo payment comes through
I leave work early and a stranger at the gym
tells me I have good hair even though it’s
mostly tied back in a bun
he begins to show me an arm exercise
I sneeze and scratch my nose
he jolts and walks away
I find a twenty in my pocket
that I’d forgotten all about
At home I eat dinner while reading through
my list
100 things to do before I die
I add 89 – give blood
90 – yoga retreat in Costa Rica
my favorite song comes on
I hit repeat and find I have just
enough milk for another bowl of cereal.
Published August 3rd, 2018 by Boulder Weekly
