Wednesday Today

Forgive me today for not thinking of you;

Forgive me for not mentioning your name.

I have other things on my mind to unwind.

It seems that today it will take a lot, more

Than a swift kick-start to get me going. My

Usual routine of coffee and breathing are

Not inspiring enough to move me. The mold

Of the “same old” has encrusted my every

Thought and word. Wednesday is Wednesday

Is Wednesday, hundreds, thousands, a muddled

Mess of midweeks all the same. I can’t see

Thursday coming soon enough to save me.

And, Friday is two lifetimes away. This grip of

Sameness is so tight even the great Beethoven

Cannot escape. (Death most certainly promises

To be that way.) His compositions keep playing

Over and over again. He hasn’t come up with

Anything new in 190-years. Perhaps what I’m

Going through today is a phase, could be merely

A practice session for the boring and mundane

Inevitability of Wednesday Eternities to come.

Today is today. Forgive me for not thinking of

You or mentioning your name. I can’t just lace

Up my shoes and walk away.

Chris Hanch 6-7-17