Routines soothe
And singe away at will
Frittering my urges
Withholding the unknown

Switch on the surge
That medicates
The pulse that numbs
The merciful drain

Let redemption boil
And permeate
A familiar steam
I’ll greet day to day

Let the screens flicker
Quake and drone
As sour words fall
And hastily dissolve

Let the slow burn
Of sunlight’s vigor
Thoughtlessly flare
Bereft of my gaze

Let the earth turn
As it should
With the awe-inspiring
Kept far from my treads