Some words for the week

the door of my shed

was damaged in the last big snow

and I haven’t had time to fix it

and I don’t know what I’m doing

with my life or my work

or my always waning energy

and I’m watching too much tv

and I’m not writing enough poetry

and I just turned thirty

and I feel like I’ve not done

half of what I thought I would

but my shed door needs fixing

I see it through my kitchen window

as I do the dishes after dinner

and it’s still light out

for another hour at least

and so I take out my hammer

and my drill

and I go out and fix the shed door

and there are birds in the air

I don’t know what kind

but they are singing

and the light is late day gold

and I sit in the dirt

and start my repair

because it needs to be done

and I can do it

Alexander Shalom Joseph is a writer from Gilpin County. He is a published author. For more information and to subscribe to Alexander’s Newsletter go to alexandershalomjoseph.com