i'm busy, very very busy

you only have a second
to write this down, but
if you live in a certain
city, say Washington
dc, it's not uncommon
to hear men and women talk
about how hard they work.
nights, weekends,
holidays. on the bus,
on the train, the metro.
standing in line
waiting for coffee.
on vacation.
work work work.
they are working hard
at their jobs,
or working on the next
job where they can
go to work and work
even harder. they are
proud of how hard they
work and when you ask
them when you can
get to together for
a drink or dinner,
just to catch up,
they say things like,
right now I don't even
have time to pee,
what are you doing in
april, hold on, let
me check that, no may.
the middle of may.
but you never hear back.
you don't try.
they are busy, very
very busy. and so are
you. in fact you'd write
more about this,
but the phone is ringing.
you have to go.