Folded Thought of the Day:

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Oh cursed alarm clock, today you will not get to me.  Waking 
early and beating you to the punch.  Sitting there powerless 
on my nightstand.  Yeah, you ain't so tough.  

And Mr. Newsman, you won't get to me today.  Cause I won't 
even turn you on.  I know what you'd say anyway and I don't 
want to hear it.  Not today.  

And hipster girl at the coffee shop, you don't stand a chance 
today.  Because your coffee is too good and the sun is shining 
through the windows and the morning is on a roll.  And I'll 
hold the door open longer than I really need to for the arriving 
patrons, and maybe they'll do the same.  

Hey Mr. Subway Conductor, leaving as I arrive on the platform,  
you won't get to me today.  Because I got my coffee and I'll 
just take a seat and let my mind wander for the ten or so 
minutes until the next train arrives.  Work can wait.  

Good morning crowded train car.  You won't get to me today.  
Cause we've all got some place to go.  And that's better 
than going nowhere.  And I'll peek over the shoulder or 
two to see what you're reading and I'll make as much room 
as I can for the mother with her stroller.

Magazine cover... today you will not get to me.  For I have 
witnessed true beauty in the hearts of close friends and in 
the undeniable love of my family and in the selfless gesture 
of a person who had every reason not to offer it and in the 
writings of courageous souls.  

And you folks walking with your cell phones, carrying around 
your little worlds wherever you go.  You won't get to me 
today.  Because I'll talk louder than you as I address the 
passing dog or the sky or my shadow or the trees or the 
laughing wind.  And you'll look at me like I'm half crazy, 
and you'll be half right.  

And my secret memory, the one gives me occasion to sink into 
oblivion, you won't get to me today.  Cause I remember how 
happy we allowed ourselves to be.  And it wasn't our fault 
it couldn't last.  We were just a little stupid and we enjoyed 
being stupid and then we paid the price.  So be it. 

And my happy little work load.  You won't get to me today.  
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have been able to create 
Below the Fold.  And then where would I be?


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