Tonight

Tonight

busy is a word overused.
especially when family is around
to talk, distract,
love.

time will smile that knowing smile
and the cokes will pile
upon my desk.

Don't wait for me, I'll be a little while;
Because Its a lonely road:
Deep in the heart of Africa,
and cold as ice.

I'll sit quietly by, but my mind has gone
to work it out.

The shining guardian waits ominously,
and time smiles that knowing smile.
I'll be dead soon enough.

-the bard 17/12/05