Daylight Saving
Nov 8 2021
We fell back at 2 am,
and the hour we lost
in a sleep-deprived spring
was returned to us
if a little worse for wear.
Interest-free, mind you,
and no thanks for the hiatus.
So we're even now, made whole,
as well as fortified
by an extra hour of slumber
to help us face the dark.
Time, of course, is indifferent.
The earth has continued circling
the sun burning its fuel
and the universe hurtling outward,
oblivious to our accounting
and petty concerns.
The dark thoughts
I'm afflicted by
in this season of thin light;
the dormant months of lethal cold,
when time slows
and the weight of snow
turns it to ice.
A precious hour restored
but zero sum.
Our gain is only transient
and it feels like permanent night.
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