In my room each morning
the sun cuts through the window
like a hot knife through butter.
A fan whirs without stirring
the air’s status quo, as dust
hangs in the beams of light
like the fading final chords
of an impotent weltanschauung.
Downstairs the day waits.
Brewed coffee clears the haze
with a dismissive hand. Presto!
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