nine minutes to my next coffee
two hours until the train
three hours and thirteen minutes
’til I’m with my dog
again
eight more people I must speak to
thousand faces on the train
five minutes on the freeway
then I’m with my dog
again
three more papers I must shuffle
six minutes of dodging rain
counting down the time
’til I’m with my dog
again
one front door to close behind me
no more people no more pain
now that I’m at home
and I’m with my dog
again.