Life's Structurally Sound Scenario: Planning for Best and Worst Cases
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 13 years.
Started the morning in total literal darkness
Forced to open blinds to let the tiny bit of light in
Dreaded beginning the day in such gloom and doom
Think it was coming from the start of a new month
With winter approaching and all that stuff
Unable to come to terms with approaching holidays
Feeling like they're just another day and nothing else
Youthful specialty about them came and went years ago
Thrill left as soon as I turned 30 years old and never returned
Made a few unsuccessful attempts to get what was lost back
Gave up trying after a while and learned to accept cynicism
Focused instead on those days of spending time with family
Enjoying their company and not looking at what gifts received
Realized that any gift was enough; not a kid anymore
Don't need toys and all the shiny things that came with youth
If shiny was the ticket, get into a new relationship for sparkle
Not in that mindset just yet; washing off the stench of last one
Using a Brillo Pad and some industrial strength soap to do it
A few more scrubbings should do it for good
Then hanging myself out to dry will help as well
Trying to keep a positive outlook on world
Harder than it may seem to be with nightly news
Government acting like petulant children
Crime always popping up at random moments
Leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth so to speak
Preparing for the best and worst elements
In case a storm hits the beach so to speak
Or Prince Charming knocks on the door for a visit
How about Mr. Warbucks comes by with a big check
That you were owed and was fixing that dubious mistake
Realistically, it would only be the delivery person
Dropping off latest package from an online purchase
All that preparation ended up being for naught
Sad to say that it was better to be prepared
Rather than getting hit with some brutal nightmare
Still disappointed all the same
Wondered what the new year would be like
What would it bring; would it be better than this year
Let's hope so, need something to look forward to
After the mess of what was 2019.