Punishment Sweater

What a day does
is get on your nerves.
With an act of leisure
there is nothing to be gained
without a celebration of labor.
You self-litter for the paddle
against your heart. Anyone can
be an obnoxious moron. Everything is good
and clear and iffy. Your clothes
fit better in the dark. No one
does the future better than
the future does you. Work at getting
a good feeling about today's machines.
I promise I'll get a better grip,
tone down the piercing voice, and hop
over to the grey area.
I will not bring us down. Getting better
at pleasure is nothing to write home about.
Sit back and react.