Message to the Boss

I forgot to tell you

I wouldn’t be in today and

probably not tomorrow either as

my mind and soul urgently need

to create a different sort of product

than they do for you.

I hope you understand that

this project will take more time than,

say, a doctor appointment for my yearly

mammogram. And it is so much more complicated.

Should clients inquire please tell them that

they will live without me for a day or two, and

that I’ll be back soon,

when my poem is written.