some days—
the flecks and
chunks
of insufficiencies,
insults and
incredibilities,
splatter on: salt
and slush
to cloud the mind’s
shine
coat the heart’s
lustre
and create a
predominance of grime.
But in moves the
rain, forgiving
the hopeful torrent
the graceful wash
that buff me up
real bright
and set me on
another day
—some nights
one just needs a good scrubbing
one just needs a good scrubbing