my increased intake
of coffee and country music
are crystal clear indicators
of the obligatory low

solitude was more appealing than I was

today my name is indifference,
with a day off
and no friends of my own
a movie by myself could be a solution
i don’t know where I stand on the issue

the Knicks are on TNT
perhaps I could jack the neighbor’s Cox
or find one of those awful sports bars
to alleviate
the stony weight
of idle time

the new apartment is already old
i've nested in my laundry
for a moment too many

so the sun is out
but it is indifferent too
sure as it is high in the sky,
it will
like myself
find the obligatory low.