The Daily Breath - January 31, 2022

 

Monday

 

I always imagined that once the last day of January

has come and gone

the year is almost over.

Especially now

with the pandemic

the days rip by

Just a flash and they’re gone

 

I measure time

by the garbage pickup

which is every Wednesday at 6 am. 

We began officially recycling January 1

so now we have three bins with different colors

organic (green) recycle (blue) trash (grey)

You’d think that would slow us down

          But no

                   the week flies by

                             and it’s garbage day again 

 

I can never grasp how it got here so soon

I guess I should be grateful

I am still here to experience

this strange acceleration

 

Maybe it’s what happens when you grow older