After The Industrial Revolution

A short vacation,
hiatus, rest break,
sabbatical

until the day after 
everything
blows over.  Will be

back after a few words
from our sponsor

who expected us
to work harder
and longer
for his dollar.  

He doesn’t seem pleased
or inclined to re-up
the contract as

it seems everything went to Hell
while we were sitting back
and enjoying the inattention
to detail.

No idea
what we’ll be doing now
that the gig’s fallen through; 

sit very still
watching the dark horizon,
I suspect,
at least until night
closes in.