I get up and make
as little noise as possible
as not to wake the lioness
and her cubs
they are still on holiday
Nobody wakes up
Coast is clear
So far, so good
I scrape the ice off my car
At minus 15 °C
Then Drive to work
Where I learn that
My business lunch is cancelled
and that I've done something last time
to the system
That made all backups impossible
But I do manage
to finish what I started today
And even get a check for it
So far, so good
I'm Back home early
And have an impromptu visit
From the plumber
The pipes need fixing, badly
Before the building becomes
a three-story shower
Then I call out for lunch
To be delivered
while I wait for him
to get the replacements
for fifteen years of neglect
So far, so good
All of this reminds me
Of the nightmare I had last night
of eating half-cooked lizards,
That were still moving,
At someone's insane Idea of a party.
But then I woke up
And was back, for once,
to a more pleasant reality
So far, so good...
So I type this in a hurry
On the living room computer
My laptop is now an island
With all ports closed
Holding hostage my 16 unfinished novels
Not to worry,
I burned all my stuff on a CD
A while back
Dell will offer a new solution for a price
And this time I have the money to buy
So far, so Good...
I wonder briefly,
Thinking of you,
If I will remember any of this
When I'm fifty, sixty, seventy?
How will my perception change
Or will it ever?
Will I still be me?
If so
Will I have the means
to shrug it off,
looking at gain
more than loss,
Saying of my life,
As I always do...
So far, so good?
