Boredom is a man who married the wrong woman

boredom
is a man
who married
the wrong woman

she steals
the elements
out of his days
the sugar out
of his morn coffee
leaving him
high and dry
bereft of joy

his brain fights
the grime that
starts covering
up the shine
of his mirror
so that he can
still look at himself
and laugh; 'Well,
you're still a diamond.'