searching for a couplet in the dim din of my mind
just a muddle and chaos do I find:
too little sleep, too much worry, it all
adds up to knock you down – a working stiff
finds little peace throughout the week. you fall
into exhaustion’s ruts and wonder if
the whole damn shitshow isn’t some vicious
lie, some trick – but played by who? gaslighting
hobgoblins who steal our lives by the hour
paying dimes on the thousands to grease us
for the wheels of their capital capitol . . .
the dim din is too much in their rhythm;
in that muddle of chaos, how to find
a single stanza, verse, or rhyme in mind?

dmpitchford 12/02/23