IF I SAW THEM NOW...

If I saw them now

And they asked me how I was

I would probably smile and give them

A half-lie:
“Oh, you know,

The same but different, whatever,

Same shit, different place,

Let’s face it, we’re all (just) engaged

In ongoing acts of futility

So what does it matter?

That said,

At least I don’t have to put up with your particular brand of shit

Five days a week,

So,

You know,

Every cloud…”