so far so good...

I get up and make

as little noise as possible

as not to wake the lioness

and her cubs …

they are still on holiday

Nobody wakes up

Coast is clear

So far, so good…

I scrape the ice off my car

At minus 15 Cee

Then Drive to work

Where I learn that

My business lunch is canceled

and that I've done something last time

to the system

That made all backups impossible

But I do manage

to finish what I started today

And even get a check for it

So far, so good…

I'm Back home early

And have an impromptu visit

From the plumber

The pipes need fixing, badly

Before the building becomes

a three-story shower

Then I call out for lunch

To be delivered

while I wait for him

to get the replacements

for fifteen years of neglect

So far, so good…

All of this reminds me

Of the nightmare I had last night

of eating half-cooked lizards,

That were still moving,

At someone's insane

Idea of a party.

But then I woke up

And was back, for once,

to a more pleasant reality

So far, so good...

So I type this in a hurry

On the living room computer

My laptop is now an island

With all ports closed

Holding hostage my 16 unfinished novels

Not to worry,

I burned all my stuff on a CD

Awhile back

Dell will offer a new solution for a price

And this time I have the money to buy

So far, so Good...

I wonder briefly,

Thinking of you,

If I will remember any of this

When I'm fifty, sixty, seventy?

How will my perception change

Or will it ever?

Will I still be me?

If so

Will I have the means

to shrug it off,

looking at gain more than loss,

Saying of my life,

As I always do...

So far, so good?