Harmony

the alarm clock - blaring.
the kids are screaming.
the dog won't stop barking.
the sink must be broken,
for it won't stop dripping.
the house phone is ringing.
the cell phone is ringing.
the toast is burning.
the eggs are running.
the school bus is coming.
the dog won't stop barking.
are these the memories
I will always remember?

the highway - tangled
up in metal and curse words.
the gas keeps on diminishing.
the radio won't stop talking.
the cell phone is ringing.
the cell phone is ringing.
the cell phone is thrown
down behind the seat.
are these the memories
I will always remember?

the boss - screaming.
the files are piling.
the clients are coming.
the fax machine is calling.
the cell phone is ringing.
the desk phone is ringing.
the office phone is ringing.
the clients are waiting.
my head is pounding.
are these the memories
I will always remember?

the Advil bottle - empty.
the business is closing.
the wife is calling.
the children are sick.
their fevers are climbing.
the doctors are closed.
the hospital is crowded.
the wife is now crying.
her cell phone is ringing.
my cell phone is ringing.
the nurses are calling us
into the examining room.
are these the memories
I will always remember?

the sunlight has faded.
the blinds have been closed.
the television is on,
yet no one is watching.
the wife is resting.
the dog is snoring.
the children are sleeping;
their medication is helping.
the cell phone is ringing
but then is shut off.
the wife turns to me
and tells me she loves me.
the sparkles in her eyes
show me she means it.
this is the definition of a day.
this is the reason for living.
although not perfect harmony,
these are memories
I wish to never forget.


~J.V.Harker~
~11 April 2009~