Things Don’t Add Up, They Settle Down

I wake up, add to my list,

make my plans, and drive

from here to there, longing

for the calm when the list

is checked off.

While this resembles peace,

I admit it isn’t peace. Just as

putting things in order isn’t

harmony.

So, why do I keep making

lists? Because I live in the

world. And though this is

a needed skill, it’s not a

code to live by.

On my way to nowhere, I

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