To Do Lists

I like to make lists

Of things to do

Today 

This week

And forward 

They help me keep track

Of important things 

Vacation plans

And promises made

Projects in flight 

With more on the way

Films to see

And bills to pay

And stuff 

I shouldn't forget 

To buy

At the market

I mull over my lists

Time after time

And make new ones

Rewriting

Revising

Prioritizing 

Shuffling items from

Previous days

I'm really rather obsessed

With my lists 

You see

I can't help it 

I have to write down

The thoughts 

In my head

As they swim around

Like hungry sharks 

Looking for blood

Competing for my attention

And can I mention 

Driving me mad

In bed

When it's late 

And I'm tired 

And should be sleeping 

Yes

Let's organize

Prioritize

What's important

Today 

And what can slide?

What to do first

And why?

It's important

To always ask why

Should I 

Start with the easiest 

Items today

Or start with the worst

And work

My way 

Up

To more interesting things?

Good question!

How much time 

Will I need

To finish it all?

Should I ask 

For help

Or just knuckle down

And do it myself?

It might never

Get done

If I go it alone

But it's fun

To plan 

Both ways

Yes

I need my lists 

To keep me on track

So

When I get

Distracted 

My judgment

Impacted

They snap me right back

Into line

And all goes fine

Lists

Are like tickets 

To some future date

Where I'm happy 

Productive

And even

Lost weight

A future where I 

Have accomplished

All manner of things

Some are small

And hardly worth mention

But all

Seem beautiful

In their completion 

The future looks nice

So tidy and neat

Fulfilling

Rewarding

Joyful and sweet

Where no one is cranky

And everyone's thankful

For all that they have

And all that will be

We're having such fun

In those future days 

Nothing is boring

Unfair

Or annoying

And it never rains

Cause the sun 

Always shines 

And nobody ever cooks 

FISH

For lunch 

In the microwave

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