Just Another Day

a gentle kiss
wakes me briefly
a mumbled goodbye
before I drift off again
dreams flicker
in and out.. lazily
until the morning sun
forces me from my cocoon
the chill of early fall
greets me with a grin
as I toss on my sweats
yawning, I stumble into my office
flick on the computer
then stare blankly at the screen
slowly the words start to make sense
and I lose myself in the daily grind
a grumbling stomach reminds me
that I forgot to eat breakfast... again
a bowl of cereal suffices
eaten in front of the computer
emails answered, websites browsed
my to-do list dwindles
a few IMs to him at work
a link to a joke received back
a telemarketer hung up on
~break time~
peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the norm
as I catch the news on CNN
the mailman brings some packages to the door
along with some more bills
I sit outside and watch the squirrels
dig up our lawn burying pine cones
upstairs to the office again
finish off a few more to-do items
add the bills to my growing pile
where they will haunt my dreams
throw a load of laundry in
toss some dishes into the dishwasher
grab a book and head for the tub
where I will stay in too long
and not care
regretfully I drag myself out
frown at myself in the mirror
then throw on some jeans and a tee
check email and forums
a phone call saying he is on his way home
another kiss when he gets there
and an exchange of "how was your day"
rewind in front of the TV to Law and Order reruns
while he disappears into his office
to check emails, browse forums
and relieve some stress shooting imaginary bad guys
throw on some dinner, ready in thirty
call him down to eat
in front of the TV
reading our latest novel during commercials
and occasional reaching across the couch
to hold hands
getting late, time for bed
a quick check of emails and
browsing of websites
make the bed, brush our teeth
frown at ourselves in the mirror
then curl up with our books
and each other
until we drift off to sleep