Losing Tuesdays

They call me a night owl with disdain dripping like blood from their cracked lips

Don’t you know night owls exist to protect the early birds?

The early bird might catch the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Cheese is immeasurably more delicious than worms.

I only exist after 9 pm. I rarely sleep.

I keep the campfire lit.

I keep the wolves away.

I’ll be accepting the apologies of day walkers on Tuesdays.