Mood Poem

on one of those days

one of those days when mood darkens
mood darkens like a late afternoon
a late afternoon when the storm comes
the storm comes and the day wanes

mood darkens and you want to be six
six years old so you can curl up
curl up in a lap to hear a tale
a tale that’s warm and bright

one of those days that gets hard
gets hard like finding your way
finding your way in a strange town
a town with unremembered lanes

gets hard and you want to be twenty
twenty so life is real and clean
real and clean to have a love
a love that’s strong and right

one of those days when