The sun comes up some-
where I can’t see it.
I track its movement
in the clouded skylight.
Management would never
give us clear ones; we
would fight like cats to
bask in the sunbeam.
My doctor says I should 
get outside more, that
Vitamin D is a 
precious commodity
I could get for free.
I ask her where I 
could block that out of
my schedule between
overtime shifts and sleep
so I can take on more
overtime shifts. In winter, 
I can watch the skylights
go from dark to light
back to dark in a day’s
shift, knowing what I’m 
missing.