I wrote a poem this morning, inspired by the movie Paterson. Ron Padgett, who actually wrote the poems for the movie anticipated this. In an interview with the PBS newshour he said, “Maybe a film like Paterson will help some people say, ‘huh, maybe I could write something like this too’.”
But I didn’t know that when I wrote it.
It’s 7AM.
Time to start the routine
The same routine every day
I take a shower
Shave
Brush my teeth
Put work clothes on
And torment myself
Over whether to eat breakfast
But I don’t want to talk about work
I get up at 5 or 6
I stretch or write
Who do I blame?
That’s what I want to know
That’s what I write about
Lately I’ve been having breakfast
And drinking coffee
And liking it
But I’m behind
Always behind
In my tasks
Maybe when I retire
I’ll keep a blog
And ride a bicycle
A. Lawrence G. 