each new day
packs its own brand
of mercurial horror
yet i was taught
to carpe diem
despite the fangs

eventually
i learned i wasn’t
the best at
search and seizure
while the days
escaped best intent

how could a too
earnest fool ever
hope to carpe
a diem and sow
chaotic seeds of
beautiful ugliness

instead of trying
to attack the day
in a frontal assault
i simply flashed
the devil’s smile
and stole the day away

the key to success
is knowing how to play
to your strengths
and sometimes that means
eschewing any carpe
to furantur the day