2%

98% of the dark night of the mind
spent flicking the pinball into bumpers and bells
2% spent arranging mysteries into neatly separated categories
pasteboard boxes replete with
cross-referencing and unassailable chronologies

what causes that nagging feeling of wrongdoing
when you say ‘tedious’ and ‘despise’ in a phone conversation
how your suggestions are really veiled opinions
lacking ownership and commitment

hesitant and hard-wired
for creating problems and solving them
seeking credit for selfness actions
undeserved
and suddenly, at 5.30 AM
unacceptable

[RK, 2/23/22]