Watch Winding

I watch myself die each day Winding 9-5 Clockwise Meaning-less job Making nonesuch for non-descripts Dollars is as Dollars does Check for the mortgage Check for the car Check to see that the check is paid Check back to work to check it all again Come home at last Numb-brained Collapse on the sofa Turn the boob box on Flickering and snickering foolish little man Munch the junk Body trash Slow poison This life To bed. To sleep. Half-wake. Again. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Thumpa thumpa thumpa thump Check the heart beat Days to months to years and then The dreams are dust The soul is lost How the hell did I get to hell So soon Before my time? Just watch. (Previously published in Nuvein, Feb.2000, Issue 7; Pogonip, July 2000)