I buried that secret

Out on the range-

Asked if it might

Please

Disappear

Into the ether

Float off as if upon my exhaled breath

That frigid winter morning

And sure enough, it left:

For years I slept in peace

Managed to spend my days

Like one of them.

Happy Monday,

Thank God it’s Friday.

Beer o’clock,

When’s the game?

Let’s grab a bite,

Why don’t you stay a while?

But-

Now and then

It drifts back in

Takes up residence

A most unwelcome visitor

Returned

Here, to sap the joy out of life

To mark me a fraud

And make my heart

Beat

Just a little faster

Ezy Reading is out every month.