05 September, 2026



Sorry About That


Someone is looking through the Venetian blinds

I’m sorry about that

There’s a fly in a corner of the ceiling 

With sticky feet, a short jump away

I’m sorry for your loss

I feel aggravation the whole night through

I stare up and see a sick blue fog

Thin roiling clouds that never leave

Go deeper 

It’s that buzzing sound you hear

Because you only deal in facts, but know only lies

So why stay awake?  To kill a fly?

He can’t reach you

I have to try

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