Watches

Watches

5-29-09

do you suppose
on the day
man fell
God gave man
a watch
as well as clothes?
because
time
--with it's deadlines
and 'be there' and 'do this'
and 'go now' mandates
and meeting starts
& never ends
all its artificiality
(surely just as put on as clothing) --
was part of the curse.
because
--when i come home
and
rest
free from demands made
free from performance reviewage
free of expectations upon me
where i am supposed
to be
superman
--
i strip off
my watch
and my clothes
close my eyes
breathe slow
scratch
unmentionable places
and feel
the curse slip away
for the next few hours.

*note: my poetry is usually formatted, but I can't arrange it in blogger.