draw a Lithium bath
hot as you can stand it
stream a brain-easy show
fill a fresh bowl with popcorn

make a plan
a list
an omelet
a poem

wash the moss off the patio rug 
let it cure and stiffen
on the driveway pavement
all the infernal afternoon

read just the headlines
watch news with no sound
spanish subtitles might
read more gracefully

shift the balance of the laundry load
for the fifth time, drape yourself across
the washer to see if you can coax it
through the spin cycle to the buzzer

or throw it out the window
to smother the dumpster fire
spit-roasting the world 
while fascists make s’mores