Another Morning

Good morning sun.


Slinking through the blind with a bend in it, the perfect light to scramble my egg. Two slices of burnt toast slathered with butter substitute and hot enough to melt the mustard yellow cheese mush. Burnt coffee in styrofoam. I’m not much for dishes.


Good morning fork with a kink in it. I just could not find the ‘good’ can opener last year when I needed to open a can of chili beans. You have served me well.


Good morning pulverized orange bits. You have mixed so deliciously with Vitamin C and the myriad of anticoagulants. The crust of pulp plastering my upper lip.


Good morning sink. My sacred fountain. I can wash the dirt and soak crusted Teflon. You christen the seat of my next meal. Later, when I come home and the worn out suds bubble at the surface and I’m not going to do a goddamn thing about it until I actually need them.


Good morning razor. Eternally dull and dragged across tired skin. Clot choked bits of paper. Like metal hickeys.


Good morning uniform. Dry and worn. Crimp collared. Baggy. A tag hangs like the mark of Cain.


Good morning life. You twisted wretch. I love your fat lip carnival. Mystery. Coffee, styrofoam, burnt toast, Coriolis head spins and tired skin clots. Dragging behind the vehicle, my arms flail. Kicking and screaming, “Slow down.”


Chauffeured to my tired bed, I dream of morning.


Coffee and burnt toast.


A shellac of happiness she paints over me.


And I am ok

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

another day, more teflon...If only we could coat our hearts with something a bit more protective.

I like this....When I read the beginning, I was thinking of the song by Keith, "98.6"...

"Good morning, sun, I say, it's good to see you shining"---

j.

[Ranger Kessel]

Thanks for an awesome review

[Cherrie Palmer]

We can draw comfort from a routine. Not from the perfection found within it, but because we know it so well.

[Ranger Kessel]

Thanks for the review

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love your style it’s so unique
Ragged but pure
Love it
I can taste the toast

[Ranger Kessel]

Thank to u fi4r the kind words

[mattavelli]

Hello, Ranger! :)
God damn, this does not read like contentment. I smell a comming explosion. My hope is that you will explode toward love, as love is your purpose, and memory your reward. And everything else is just the soil.

[Ranger Kessel]

Thanks you for the kind words

[Gee]

Routine, the bedrock of our lives with the odd ray of sunshine to lift our spirits.
You write like no other on this site, it's good to read.
Good morning

[Ranger Kessel]

Thanks for a wonderful review

[Chris Shaw]

Just another day. I so enjoyed this, but your breakfast doesn't sound too. Inviting Ranger. I'll give that a miss :))

Chris

[Ranger Kessel]

Ha ha thank you