He Doesn't Save the Day
the maintenance man is never a hero
the maintenance man prevents the emergency which requires and inspires heroics.
without the emergencies
where are the heroes?
If you want to live beyond emergency
what will you revere
in stead of heroes?
for me I will flutter in delight for
the men who are making it all happen
right here and now.
I will notice his process
honor and refine its sanctity and efficiency
I am looking at the quiet ones
at the hand which
catches the baby
twitches the wheel
lies heavy with comfort
holding the world together.
If I imagine the worst,
I'll imagine him the stormwall
fiercely defending our village.
When I acknowledge the best,
it only gets better.
