She wakes up early
Takes her jog
Her breath trails out in smoke
Keeps her brain from overload
Gets to work
Presses on her mask
She speaks the language well
Eats lunch by the liberty bell
Her train is late
She’s home by 8
Scrolls through her endless feed
Netflix, then an early sleep
She knows
Someday she’s gonna wake up
Not worry bout the break up
The lonely sea
She knows
Someday she will be laughing
With her kids and multitasking
Like the mothers she’s seen
She can’t stand the wait
She goes on dates
But they never seem to click
Her childhood friends are married with kids
Every now and then
She goes out with friends
They drink and dance, feel free
Then back to monotony
She knows
One more swipe then jackpot
No more cooks and crackpots
No more anxiety
Those hopes
They keep her up past midnight
Just one more app, one more swipe
Until finally..
She goes to sleep
Another friend engaged
She feels envy and rage
At best musters apathy
She hates her jealousy
She cries
Convinced she’s reached her twilight
No curtain call, no spotlight
No Hollywood dreams
She sighs
Assures herself it’s alright
Idyllic days are in sight
She’s just got to..
Believe
Jeremy Koloski 