Today

Today

By

Nathan Caleb Camerer

Today

I welcome the sound of my alarm clock

Today

I dress for work

And lace up these work boots

Without resentment

Today

I don’t look at this job

As one I took

Just to make you happy

Because the paychecks are bigger

Today

I don’t call you on my lunch break

Just to say “hi”

And ask you how your day is going

Or hear your voice

Today

I don’t make plans

To take you out

For dinner

And drinks

And karaoke

And dancing

Today

I don’t count the minutes

Until the next time I see you

Today

I embrace the new day

And the possibilities

They are endless

Today

Is the first day of “me”

Today

I stop on my way home

And buy a new CD

Or a new movie

Just to say, “I love me”

Not just to say, “I love you”

Today

I start to let you go