Poured Concrete Twilight

The moment a body wakes, the day
Already has its own character,
Already has its unique events,

How well or poorly that person slept,
What sorts of dreams the person woke from,
What happened in those hours spent in rest,

How does the person feel on waking,
How surprising is the weather now,
With what boredom, dread, or hopefulness

Has the body—uncomfortable
Or feeling fairly well—arisen?
These are all instantly permanent

Features of that day of that person,
Certainly not determinative
Of the rest of the waking hours, but

Forever part of what has happened,
What happened that day for that person
As of the moment of waking up.