Stale

In a bit of a melancholic mood today from all the bad weather that Hurrican Dennis is giving us. So I thought I'd post a little poem I wrote inspired by Nikki Giovanni a while back (since I still haven't finished my little memoir of my recent trip).

Stale

Looking at all these tired faces
That I’ve been seeing all these years
Makes my shoulders sink.

Going to this dead-end job
That I’ve been working all these years
Makes my head droop.

Making the same small talk
That I’ve been mindlessly gabbing all these years
Makes my back slump.

Living this inconsequential life
That I’ve been making for myself all these years
Makes my eyes tear.

Thinking about this banality
That I’ve allowed to settle
Gives my mouth a bad taste.

©2005 Vicky Therese Davis