in which i should perhaps feel rather foolish

jack hammer tapping at my noggin,
breaking thoughts into pieces
and patience into fragments

and i know that i should
think before i speak,
and perhaps even
take a breath,

but i spontaneously combusted
about a minute ago
at my poor husband
when he tapped me on the shoulder

disrupting my concentration
when he knows that i needed this done
about yesterday

to ask me where i'd like to eat
for supper.

Reviews

[Brook]

Definitely emphasizes the fragile nature of people when they're stressed out. Pretty much anything can make you snap. Know that feeling pretty well. Love the emphasis in the fourth stanza.

[Cocoacandy]

clever... i like how the focus of your poems doesn't seem to fall into place until the last few lines...great work... love it!
*cocoabean*