This poem started out as a poem but just seemed to bluesy to not become a song.

Pocketfull of Mondays captures how a life can unravel in the span of a single week. Monday arrives heavy and repetitive, a symbol of emotional weight and quiet despair. The speaker isn’t just down, he’s stuck, carrying a pocket full of days he doesn’t know how to move past.

Tuesday represents hope, the belief that one more day might fix everything. If he could just get there, he thinks he could turn it all around. But that hope is fragile, and Wednesday shatters it with a sudden breakup driven by impulse and chaos.

By Friday, the poem strips it bare, unanswered phone calls, tears, and the fear of facing another week alone. The return to Tuesday at the end reinforces the cycle of regret and longing, reminding us how often we understand love only after it’s gone and searching for the strength to face another week.

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