Fast and Slow Workdays

Some workdays feel like

They go by fairly fast.

There’s always plenty to do,

And on those days, we have more staff.

But other days feel like

They go by very slowly.

Even after doing plenty of the work,

Only a few minutes or so have passed.

I sometimes think about why

Some days are fast while others are slow.

Sometimes it’s because of less staff.

Sometimes it’s because of less work to do.

Sometimes it’s because of more customers.

Sometimes it’s because of less customers.

Maybe it’s in part because I watch the clock,

Eager for it to be two, one, then a half-hour before closing.

But sometimes I feel like

There’s something more to it.

Maybe God is doing some supernatural

And I don’t yet know it?

I sometimes wish all workdays

Were fast workdays

So that I can get home “sooner”

And have time to myself.

On the slow workdays

I think about what I will do

When I get back home.

But I think about that on fast workdays, too.

Caimille Wolf