Nothing Nearly

I didn’t realize it
was Wednesday until it was Thursday.

I didn’t realize it was Spring
until seven dogs barked
all at the same time.

The heat did not click on
because, you’d say, it was
warm enough outside—

because, really, I believe, the
cat left the shades undrawn
and the sun was
waved through the
checkpoint of solitude

and warmed all the more
than just that patch of couch
I lay on when
you are not here.