Pattern of Regular Bewilderment
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 14 years.
Another day passed; even though hard to tell difference
Confused as to what day of the week it even is
All of them lumped together with nothing distinguishing them
Only random activities and what program will be on that night
Calendar a useless tool only to keep up with appointments
Sun never managed to make a cameo appearance
Wondered when it would be time for the next sunrise
Seemed like it almost took a holiday for a few days
Nothing but rain and snow for miles and miles
Polluting the ground almost into a total bleaching of sorts
Lacked the motivation to leave and clean it up
Knowing the upcoming weather reports of more of the same
Disgusted by winter and wished spring would arrive sooner
Rather than later to escape the oppressive blahs
That particular season often brought to the forefront
Developed an obvious case of the winter blues this week
Evident by the lack of sun and sights of the outside world
Beyond a darkened window sill in various rooms of comfort
Watched too many random cat videos and comedy bits online
Too appease growing boredom and discontent
Wondered if contentment would ever arrive
Unsure if it was possible for New Jersey's version of Woody Allen
Minus the obvious scandals of the past and present
Stuck in a pattern of obscene dreariness
Sky full of black clouds and snow laced rain
Pounding the grounds and the parked cars
Perpetually frozen solid from so much snow and ice
Ground unearthed partially due to Mother Nature
And excessive shoveling by the association's hired hands
Mailboxes caked in mud and the frigid elements
Made it a sight for very sore eyes to get the mail
Analyzing too much what is on a screen instead of in front
Wondered why life only seemed worth discussing
Within a certain sized parameter and lots of surround sound
An unrealistic depiction of people unable to embrace real world
Clearly recent world circumstances made that impossible
Afraid to bump into someone out of fear
No longer willing to help the elderly cross the street
Acts of cynicism made genuine acts of kindness almost unreal
Too good to be true moments worth a few double takes
Trying to inject some positive moments of magic into mundane
Easier said than done
Hopefully, practice makes perfect.