2 blocks

2 blocks it took me to realize
How inconvenient it has been
For me
To be me

2 blocks from the train I walked
Pass the playground and
The brown buildings
And I hated it all

I had never lost my temper
In public
Keen to the eyes that can judge you
Even from the quiet whisper

2 blocks it took me to be late
For a 6 o'clock meet

I had one of those
Days that never seemed to end
And I never apologized for
Being imperfect

2 blocks, I strolled and enjoyed
The few rays of sunshine
That beemed through my eye lids
The same sun that holds my neck
In a tight grip

Should I have apologize for lackin
Punctuality?
When I myself consider that
As a true virtue in society?

2 blocks it took me to realize
Why I'm me

unsatisfied, unwilling, unreliable and
unforgiving

I will not apologize and I will not sulk
And curse you for I am me.
I was an inconvenience only
To myself.

For you it was unfortunate.
I knew I was running late.