everthere

This morning, I was not looking forward to today. My sorrows I tried to drown in vodka last night still had a pulse and I had a rendezvous that promised to be an emotional clusterfuck that would even carve a fresh line in a weathered face like Clint Eastwood's.
And then, as I was having my second cup of coffee, a commercial for Little Barbie came on. The doll had a dog for a companion that she could walk in an imaginary park. When you push its tail downwards, it poops. Little brown droppings fall from its behind.
I was dumbstruck and unsure whether I had just witnessed proof positive that the apocalypse is nigh or that humanity can overcome and conquer all.
In any case, I stepped into the shower with a smile on my face and the day turned out okay.
Touch wood.


But my sorrows they learned to swim
Surrounding me, going down on me
Spilling over the brim
- U2