Otherwise

I got out of bed
On two strong legs, it might have been
Otherwise, I ate
Cereal, sweet
Milk, ripe, flawless
Peach. It might
Have been otherwise
I took the dog uphill
To the birch wood
All morning I did
The work I love
At noon I lay down
With my mate, it might
Have been otherwise
We ate dinner together
At a table with silver
Candlesticks. It might
Have been otherwise. I slept in a bed
In a room with paintings
On the walls, and
Planned another day
Just like this day
But one day, I know
It will be otherwise