Daylight Saving Time

Written by C Hues

December 5, 2022

I can’t find a tie to match my shoes!
All I see is azure, gamboge, rouge.
And my shirt is wrinkled—is this fate?
Of all the days to wake up late.

Shit—I’m already an hour behind.
I feel like I might just lose my mind.
I settle for what I’ve got.
At least I ate a hearty breakfast—Not. 

I take ride share to get there quick.
But my driver gets lost—and I feel sick.
When I finally see the place,
I run and almost land on my face.

The office is empty—except for one.
Now I realize what I’ve done. 
The boss says, “You’re early and that’s sublime.”
My first day’s Daylight Saving Time.