Squeezing the Hours

technabob

I'm just squeezing the hours

of each day,

trying to find spare time

like a spare dime --

neither are worth much anymore,

and yet,

they're worth a lifetime.

That spare moment I can call my own

is what I seek

when I can even consider

this space

of Makropoulos:

the Makro pulos

makro polis

of the internet

where we all masquerade

as our true selves.

This is truly me.

The woman I wear every day

when I go off to work

is a facade I've developed over the decades -

she's a personality I've honed & developed,

and lordy lordy,

is she a hard worker.

But she's getting so tired,

as the years, decades, half centuries

centuries

wear on;

and all she wants to do

is expire

and let the true me

do the work I do best.

Well, well,

my dear internet friends --

give me another week or two, 

and I'll be back full force.

This has been a tough year;

a really tough year.

I hope it's been easier on you--