The Quiet Here When It Isn't Trying To Kill Me

Grateful for good sleep and work
that feels worthy of your effort
but almost afraid to say it aloud
so convinced are your cells of
the presence of a jinx that makes
whatever you love or like or want
disappear.

What you don't like is hit radio
and televised sports, repetition,
and being stuck in a place where
you cannot get away from these things.