Time out.
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
So why would anyone photograph a restroom sign? Because it’s considered a break. I’m going to take a break from this blog for a little while - a rest. I want to write about work but need to be smarter than that so I’ll just wait for the work place to change. It’s a kalidoscope of changing people and personalities. I’ll continue writing in my journal so I’ll have things to talk about in a month or two.
Waiting in silence,
waiting alone,
not frightened, but
sensing failure, then guarding
against mistakes
if possible.
I hear the world fall out of the machine
or the back door open
or the ringing phone
or the postman in the front office
or my key in the back door
and the waiting ceases
for milliseconds
until I wait at traffic lights
or for people to turn
or my turn to cross the bridge,
or for dinner
or sleep.
Fortunately,
In the morning
I don’t wait
for consciousness
and have no sense of time.