Adjectival Living

I woke up to see the most stunning sunrise
 my best partner in the world was looking amazing
 as I was so thankful for a wonderful breakfast
 I was stunned by the beauty of the flower in my garden
 horrified by a piece of litter unpicked by a negligent council
 on the train I was shocked by the rudeness  of this generation 
 appalled by the lack of their respect for older people
 whom back in my day we valued so highly 

 I arrived in work drowned by a monsoon
 at break with the best team ever we shared stories
 and pissed ourselves, literally, laughing out loud 
 over the most fantastic cappuccinos made by
 the most talented Barista but got annoyed when
 a non-native minimum wage worker did not pronounce 
 Dearbhla's name correctly ruining our enjoyment
 spoiling my morning leaving us devastated 
 
At lunch I was so saddened by the terrible news
 my heart was with those people and could feel their pain
 we got enraged by the governments lack of response
 prayed for the victims of this grave injustice
 so ashamed by our society that I retweeted
 but found solace in the good deed of my favourite actor
 my faith in humanity was fully restored 
 
By four pm I was absolutely shattered, totally exhausted 
 from the hardest day in my life as I counted the minutes 
 for wine o'clock and dreamt of Tapas in the best restaurant 
 that I know you would love and you really must go there
 we had the best craic ever with the most amazeballs
 work mates who I love for ever and absolutely adore
 returning home exhausted to my most loving family
 of talented children with the cutest faces 
 my sleeping angels, so thankful to God
 
But I could not sleep kept awake by the superlatives
 that fill my joyous days and haunt my solitude of night
 tomorrow I will be the living dead, a zombie, 
 wrecked, on deaths door, begging for caffeine 
 never being soooo tired, ready to crash on the floor.
Life is so so hard when lived to the adjectival extreme.
 
Ciaran Burke