Hazards

a peculiar day around these parts
the heat of the sun can be felt everywhere
its warmth touching everything
but it is somehow different when
the brightness is only felt on the surface
when a mood that is more gray
and hardly yellow
is felt in places that i'd
rather not recognize
settling somewhere between happy and sad
two generalized emotions that indicate
whether smiles are effortless
the daily quest of living a little
of finding purpose and the pursuit of
whatever
but i must not be so selfish
for this is the human conundrum and
though the weather is slightly mocking
i must be a little more naked for the
daunting sun on a highly unusual
saturday morning.