the snooze

they garnish
your wages
for back taxes
and missed
child support.
someone steals
your newspaper
from your front
porch.
the milk you
just bought has
been opened
already with a sip
or two
missing.
there is horse
meat
in the meatballs
you bought from
the furniture
store
according
to the nightly
news.
but nothing stops
you,
as you look
out the window
at the pink
parking ticket
flapping
under your
wiper blade against
the windshield.
you make a sandwich,
you drink
the milk
you send a check.
you take a mid
afternoon
snooze.