The Fact of the Burden

We carry so much

Unnecessary weight:

The brief sight of

The sleight of hand

That makes this buckling cart

A genteel juggernaut

Reveals the fact of the burden, the freight

Encumbering, the wheels

Near-coming off, the yearning

For a break.

But silently cursing,

We flash a weightless smile

And lift our bodies to the sun.