Yes I took my Ritalin this morning

Stuck behind
A taxi
And a bus
A four by four
with a fear of water
And a snorkel

Stopped uncertainly
By the divine right of the sceptred hand
At the lollipop man
Citizen cones in single file
Esteemed gentlemen
From the order of the stripes
Of orange and white

Held back by
Thoughts that won't start
Mentally hovering
behind the brake lights of the bus
One LED is flickering

I am late for work
There isn't much on today
It's weird that nobody minds
I forgot what I need to do
And I haven't even started

I wish I was a bus
Or a taxi
Or a traffic cone
Honourably observing the royal procession

I wish that it felt rewarding
When the route comes back to the start
That I felt joy when the thing begins again
The holy royal twirl when the stop becomes go

I am sat at the lights
Waiting to feel fulfilled
Ready to start, ready to start being
Air-conditioned into feeling nearly okay
Nearly awake
But not quite

Yes I took my Ritalin this morning