It Is Always Difficult To Begin The Week Poem by Shalom Freedman

IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO BEGIN THE WEEK

It is always difficult to begin the week
One's body is lost in a previous sleep
One's mind is still held down and back
Into resting -

The world is bleak
It is empty and difficult
I am empty inside
I have nothing to do
I have too much to do-

Still I must begin
I will do the usual routine assignments
Slowly I will get back into the motion and mind of my work
I am already trying now-

Even a small effort should bring forth suggestions for further effort
It will take time
Slowly I will find the way
From task to task
Into the real work -

Somehow the week will begin again
It always does-

Though now I am still slow and not there yet
I feel as if in writing this
I have somehow already begun to work again-