A List
Eight minutes of battery
And I’ve finished so little,
Fifty-five minutes of the day remaining,
And if I had made a list,
There would likely be as many items on it
I have written no poem today,
Completed no research
Four minutes now
I have only quested
Through quests I’ve finished twice before,
Checking objectives from a list,
But not my own-
Not the one I didn’t bother to make
The charger…it’s the wrong one
They all look so similar
My dog gets lost in the grass,
Only her leash, snaking through the stalks,
Gives her away
The neighbor doesn’t talk to me anymore
And I can’t say that I mind
His lawn is low, his standards are high
This charger looks right
I almost exercised
But my ankle hurt
So I microwaved Chinese food instead
And I fear, above all else,
Tomorrow
That same dog will praise me awake,
And I will wish to quest yet again
But instead, I shall make a list
Or not.
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I love this 😍
Felt this. Loved “snaking through stalks” and “That same dog will praise me awake” a lot
pull and tug of what we should do as opposed to what we want to do with a touch of procrastination. yep kinda the human condition
and the neighbor with his low-rider yard (good stuff)
the stanza breaks, italics, and indentations contribute well to the rhythm of our days
Thank you so much!