today i surrender
because I am having one of those days
I go to mow the lawn and the tractor has a flat tire
speaking of flats,
driving to work and the chime of the dash
wrecked my music with a low pressure indicator.
I turn off the spigot, but the water keeps running
a sneeze with a mouthful of carrots
an extension cord that catches, on everything, including itself
the lid will not come off the jar
I know it is the crystallized sugar, that I could wash off,
but right now, AArgh
or those fine threaded Starbucks coffee bottles
trying, twisting, harder, buckling under the knuckles
and then, either a light twist, or someone else does it effortlessly
I just needed to get the tire repaired
turn the spigot back on, then off again
swallow quickly, then sneeze
or put a wave in the rope of the extension cord
and it all unfurls, magnificently, because i quit fighting
I surrendered.