Take what you can get

Take a chuckle from the air above the crowd
and wear it around your neck.
grab a handful of stifled morning yawns
for now, they'll keep you warm.

the newspaper rustle of the nicotine haired musician
is deafening at a certain time of the morning

take just a pinch of 'how are you?' and 'I'm ok thanks'
save them for when you can't think what to say.
hang a picture of 'can I be bothered to go to work today'
next to your signed portrait of Leonard Nimoy.

the tap dancing two-step shuffle of the people from the train
is relentless at a certain time of the morning

fill your sack with bundles of not-today-thank-you's
with the handing out of neon symbol strewn flyers
cut a slice off the carcass of an office block
clap the hands of your computer's clock shut.

the dipped in drain water grey of the clouds
is inevitable at a certain time of the morning.