It’s the first of the month and that’s good:
Everyone wants to forget last month
(Too much wine, broken promises, hair loss)
And maybe even last year—February’s
The new January.
Consider the evidence:
Item 1: J.D. Salinger died last week, and everyone think that’s sad.
(The Times ran a horrible story today:
Memories of Jerry buying groceries and going to church dinner.)
Item 2: The Democrats and Republicans are maybe not feuding
Right now. Pundits are too scared to
Hope they’ll be nice, but
I hope so.
Item 3: It’s still really cold, but
Probably not for much longer. Everyone’s talking about it and
Item 4: Valentine’s Day, even though
We’re all single. It’s like Valentine’s is good.
So case closed. It’s the shortest month
But the expectations are high
And unclear. There’s newspaper ink
On my fingers from doing the crossword, but
I finished it today.
(It’s Monday.)
--EWW
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