the time of day makes the expert. look around
before announcing your intentions to the autumnal sunrise.
yesterday after shift I saw the great blue heron again,
gliding low atop the river. hunting, showing off
or a bit of both. message received. in the AM
focus on coffee and pleasant topics like
‘Was or was not Reagan a fascist?” beware coded language,
as per the human resources policy.
forgetting myself a few moments I expound,
wishing I had relied instead on a different bad joke.