The day has overtones
but it breathes heavily in me
I can play with the themes
and bow to the applause
I can sing a counterpart
exhaust me until the evening
but the nights are too short
to recover, I have to
deliberately fling me into
the struggle, whatever comes of it
A day without suffering
is a day wasted
a day of happiness
is heaven on earth
dreamt without eyes and ears
for reality, a spooky day