June ‘26

Blink

Behind my eyelids

the vision is

clear

brilliant

fulfilling

perfectly executed.

I would like to tape my eyes shut.

When they lift

reality tumbles out like a stuffed closet door.

Shelves overflowing with obstacles

like tumbling Monopoly tokens.

Boxes of difficult decisions shrieking

like game buzzers.

So I blink

vision-work-vision-reality-vision-get busy

reminding myself of the goal

hidden deep within

the incubator of my soul

out of reach for now

but not for long.

I will sit here with the overwhelm,

sorting jigsaw puzzle pieces,

and decks of cards.

And blink slowly

…there it is.