momentum

and sometimes the inclinations leave me. sometimes
i can only work in the mornings
toward afternoon deadlines creeping closer
sidling up seeming so sneaky and slow but
ready to slam into me like that
almost-collision yesterday -

you know, two objects in motion going
faster faster faster intent on their destinations,
two objects on convergent paths
will necessarily collide with a great deal of force
leaving a mess of me and you and we
unless we swerve! just in time.

momentum, all about momentum, and
you know, if i never stop i never have to
start up again cuz i know an object at rest will
stay at rest but an object in motion will just
go go go, and i don't think i need to explain
the manifest metaphors here.