“Sorry,
I don’t speak until…

gulp a cuppa
puff up the long lungs
spritz zee nose
swallow submarine shape
weather wonder
dress to match it
dog stride
more brew
pray a poem into life
say a psalm or three
and a dust-mop round
one square laundry load
brush that toilet ring
swipe those bifurcated steps
make another list
of what else needs doing

… after you get up.”