Over

~ Harlan Didrickson 

It’s just noise
squirrels in attic 
possum in basement 
an incessant scratching 
a brain itch
out of reach 
an over again 
and over again 
with little relief 
except for pause 
when it itself 
goes quiet thinking 
bit of this 
some of that
again it starts 
over and over 
and over again 
until again overtakes 
hopes of over