Today, the sun rises as Earth turns; clocks
keep time flawlessly without praise or pay.
Today, the light switch and water faucet work,
and coffee does its job.
Today, birds sing from branches, and each tree
is rooted firmly in place.
Today, the heart beats, and vital organs without
question work as they should.
Today, without hesitation one foot is laid down
after another leading to the intended destination.
Today, the trafic flows as it does every day,
and the store opens on time without delay.
Without a thought, worms wiggle beneath the
surface, fish school unseen beneath the waves.
Today, everything seems in order; everything
is what it is and is doing as it should.
Today, even my pain behaves pretty much the
same.
Today, as long as it’s working as it should, one tends
to ignore that to which they have become accustom.
When I was a drinking man (just to be on the safe
side), I used to tell the barkeep, I’ll have my usual.
When something was no longer working for me as
I expected it should, that’s when it really mattered.
You don’t change the light bulb when it’s still working.
You can do nothing about the damn traffic flow or the
fish schooling in the sea.
Today is the same, a beginning all over again.
-30-
Chris Hanch 8-13-2020
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