The Last Day Of June

Today I fell into a pit.
Today I ate too much spicy food.
Today I didn’t sing very well.
Today I listened to all my artefacts.
Today I woke up early and left the house late.
Today I let the hours slip through my fingers.
Today I picked the wrong side of the road to walk home on.
Today I ate my whole lunch bag too early.
Today my guitar didn’t sound in tune.
Today my pedal said it was.
Today I looked at maps.
Today I copied graphs.
Today I spoke some wise words from dark times.
Today I noticed the painting hung above the stairs.
Today I cancelled abandoned meetings.
Today I saw too much.
Today I couldn’t look away.
Today my head spun like an umpire’s.
Today my sandwich had yellow pepper.
Today I smacked pillows and blankets.
Today I learnt about our videos.
Today I consumed our videos.
Today I stapled a chunky report.
Today I took my time writing a long address on a large envelope.
Today my handwriting was tall and nearly neat.
Today I lined up the red stamps.
Today I curled the envelope to force it past the narrow postbox mouth.
Today nothing happened in the small square outside the window.
Today I batted a ping pong ball to the beat of my headphones.
Today I heard far away voices through my headphones.
Today I started my sentence without unmuting my mic first.
Today I flicked out short emails.
Today the backs of my legs went numb for a while.
Today the screen of my hand-me-down phone stayed on for too long.
Today I let too much of the wide world into my own atmosphere.
Today rush hour felt more rushed than it has.
Today a delivery driver materialised from nowhere down a quiet side street.
Today gnarled men sped their bikes off the parkway and into the crowded crossing.
Today they scared the silent lady next to me and laughed at her as they passed.
Today the other guy plowed ahead juggling tennis balls.
Today three people waiting at a crossing feels crowded.
Today my teeth didn’t thank the water cooler.
Today I ate numerous home-baked cookies.
Today I saw a magpie.
Today our neighbour’s cat watched me as I reached my front door.
Today I woke up two minutes before my alarm.
Today I showered but didn’t wash my hair.
Today my book sat in my backpack unread.
Today my hands smell of red spring onions.
Today I enjoyed taking off my shoes and socks.
Today I opened the window and listened to the birds call across the valley.
Today I didn’t spend any money.
Today is the last day of June.