All Comments on 'Reviewing the situation'

Well written and it has me thinking.

I read this stanza several times. It's really excellent:

The bowls

sitting upon the cabinet shelf

waiting to hold your cereal

are just as happy

left empty and undisturbed

I would be tempted to change one or both "upon" to "on".

This is a thinking poem. I'll say it shows us what happens

when the work week controls you. Just enough here to get

you thinking about your life and not the poem. That is a good thing.

Personifying the bowls, cups, etc. I think this is more about the daily grind then whether the cups are full or empty. Reminds me of that wonderful Beatles song Eleanor Rigby. Ah, look at all the lonely people!