We all need a break.
A break from working,
a break from kids,
from our partners,
from school, from God even.
You choose your break.
But can a break, break you?
A private, bored with the play,
took a break to down a drink.
Left Abe at intermission
unguarded for a bit.
A novice telegraph operator
took a walk under the beautiful
black, starry sky. Missed
the frantic Titanic signal.
Take a break?
A break can wreck
the whole world.
Originally published in Academy Of Hearts And Minds