Conversation over Air and Coffee

Falling asleep at the button,

like falling asleep at the wheel,

is discouraged

at all times,

especially when attempting to navigate

parked cars.

I notice myself slacking,

after having berated everyone else first

for the same offense.

Perhaps I thought I had fixed it

unlike my helmsmen,

my second in command,

the communications officer,

even though he deserved it.

I make a mental note

not to be blind of large objects

impeding my vision

in my mind’s memo pad,

which has a tendency to find itself

too close to vents

and flames and the like,

but the voyage presses on

with or without documentation.

We’re all superheroes

waiting for villains to face

though maybe there aren’t any,

only victims and citizens

who require assistance.

Teaching ourselves to learn

presents its challenges,

but it is our duty as pioneers of a new era

to establish a self-help existence.

The world is our classroom

and there is no bell at the end of the day,

only a well-earned rest

as class starts again over breakfast,

or saving lives as the case may be.