What I Will Accomplish Today

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It’s not wake up, brush my teeth,

look in the mirror and pinch my fat.

It’s not check the weather on my cel.

It’s not get dressed, take a statin pill

and an adult multivitamin.

It’s not make a tuna fish sandwich

with extra mayonnaise, packed with a V8

and three chocolate cookies for lunch.

It’s not take out the garbage

and drive ten kilometers in heavy traffic to work.

It’s not switch the radio station five times.

It’s not stop for gas.

It’s not make a pot of coffee,

pour a cup, one sugar.

It’s not text the plumber

that I have the cash I owe him.

It’s not answer emails,

and make a deal on the phone.

It’s not make a buck

to put some away for retirement.

It’s not check my news feed

and wonder if any of it is believable.

It’s not get angry

at the corruption, scandal, inhumanity.

It’s not drink a second cup of coffee, one sugar.

It’s not eat my tuna fish sandwich

and wonder if I’m getting enough protein.

It’s not finish the quarterly sales report,

a week past deadline.

It’s not avoid the boss.

It’s not check my news feed again,

and rage, again.

It’s not fantasize about having sex

with a cute coworker.

It’s not think about visiting

my sick brother this weekend.

It’s not sit in a management meeting

and take a few notes.

It’s not pay my daughter’s school tuition online.

It’s not wonder if I’m wasting my life.

It’s not slip out of work early.

What I will accomplish today

is write a poem.