By Leah Mueller
Dancing on the brink
of the apocalypse
is postponed today,
due to rain, sleet,
windstorms,
and excessive heat.
It is tentatively
rescheduled for Thursday
of next week,
but might need
to be canceled
until next year, if
conditions don’t improve.
Remember, you’re not
the only one who needs
to make sacrifices:
it’s a big disappointment
for the entire group.
So. keep your place
in line, and find something
to do to stay busy.
Leah Mueller is the author of ten prose and poetry books. Her work appears in Rattle, Midway Journal, Citron Review, The Spectacle, Miracle Monocle, Outlook Springs, Atticus Review, Your Impossible Voice, etc. It has also been featured in trees, shop windows in Scotland, poetry subscription boxes, and literary dispensers throughout the world. Her flash piece, "Land of Eternal Thirst" will appear in the 2022 edition of Sonder Press' "Best Small Fictions" anthology. Visit her website at www.leahmueller.org.