Perhaps Tomorrow

Quoth he. Another time, when i'm less busy,
Not running around with this or that.
Perhaps when I don't have this job, or this mother,
Or this estranged brother on my doorstep.
Perhaps when the dog's dead, cat got run over
And all my friends have fled.
When i'm in 'Lavenders', the old people's place
Down the road, incontinent and paranoid,
Living in my own little world.
Then i'll have a spare minute, a moment
For your worries and cares.
As it is, i'm off to a meeting, to forget
This moment, you, and, of course, your name.