Cheerless

 
inexplicable head smog
gray brain weather on a yellow day
obligations and rushing about
just thicken the clouds
   the tension
      the pounding
heavy lids and opaque dust tears…
The soul whimpers for rest.

Valiant efforts ---
daffodils on the table
fresh-baked snickerdoodles
dog snuggles and
the music of peeping frogs…
All it does is help the time pass
with slightly less bleakness
until finally the clock
and the expectations
allow eyes and ears to
shut out
this discordant world
until tomorrow

Tomorrow is another day.