October 2, 2009

• If Monday

  Friday, October 2, 2009

  If Monday had been like a Tuesday,
  There would have been icecream and cookies involved
  (Or at least the thought of it.)
  There would have been more sugar, and less
  Lemons (in the lemonade that would have been leftover
  From that previous Monday.)

  If Monday had been like a Tuesday,
  There would have been dances and barn parties
  (Or at least the music of it in my head)
  There would have been singing and working
  Railroads and steamships, working machines, instead of this
  Stagnation and empty mugs of imitation coffee.

  If Monday had been like a Tuesday,
  There would have been walks around the park,
  Exercise sneakers and pilates (or at least the
  Intention of it) with fresh air and
  Reflective pull-overs. There would have been less fat
  Gelling over into places they didn't belong
  And more spinach, and roasted corn, and sweet potatoes.

  If Monday had been like a Tuesday,
  There would have been just 3 more days until the weekend, and time wouldn't have
  Hung, limp and unthreatening, over deadlines and to-do lists.
  There would have been productivity,
  Orange juice and potato knishes (not at the same time), bagels which (just for that day)
  Were not equivalent to ten slices of white bread.
  There would have been toast with just the right amount of butter and
  Strawberry jam, and maybe dipped in hot chocolate (once in a while.)

  If Monday had been like a Tuesday,
  There would have been world peace, and an agreement between nations
  To throw away their nuclear weapons and facilities, and Clark Kent
  Would've wrapped them up in a net and thrown them into
  Outer space, because everyone knew and accepted that he was
  Super. We would've held hands and
  Sung peace songs like they did (minus the hallucinogens.)

  If Monday would have been like a Tuesday,
  Every day would be a Tuesday until it was the weekend,
  Which would be on Wednesday, and Fridays would be strictly reserved
  For carnivals and cupcakes. Saturdays would be Holy, as it
  Has always been ordained to be, and Sundays would be
  The weekend all over again.

  If Monday would have been more like a Tuesday,
  I wouldn't be wasting my time writing a poem about Monday
  On a Tuesday, and thinking about it on a Friday before Monday started all over again,
  and people would smile because I would smile
  Because I wouldn't be distracted by breakfast food,
  Steam-powered machines, and the peace riots.

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  Needless to say, I had a bad Monday this week.
  Next Monday will be better. I know this.
  What would life be like for you if Mondays were like another day?

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