Poem of the Day 01.15.09

i thought

i thought the sun
would be brighter
i thought the moon
would be more romantic
i thought the food
would taste better
i thought the booze
would go down easier
i thought that people
would be kinder
i thought the music
would be beautiful
i thought the cities
would be magic
i thought the landscape
would take my breath away
i thought the rain
would feel cold on my
weary face
i thought being an adult
would be better
i thought the bills
would pay themselves
i thought the bank
would always love me
i thought that suffering
was something that you saw
on television
i thought that friends
called you back
i thought that jobs
wouldn’t try to hang you
i thought that governments
had some answers
i thought that god
was a concept
i thought that peace
was tangible
i thought that people
would wake up
i thought the world
could make it
i thought that i’d
be all right.
i thought of everything
before i finally gave up
and closed the blinds
and went to bed.