Sunday, April 11, 2010

April 11th, 2010

To Do Lists

they include the regular, things like
make lunch
and
get groceries -- and then i make a separate list, labeled groceries, so i know what to buy --
and
sort recycling
and
laundry

and sometimes i write down the names of people to call, like
call keri (sister) and keri (friend)

and sometimes it's creative nudges like
write 500 words
or
30 minutes of tap practice

but lately the lists have included things like
shower
get dressed
eat


like i'm elderly and need to remind myself how to function
as though i'm losing my mind
but that's not it
i am simply organizing my survival

it is into chaos that people dissolve
disappear

leave the house
speak to someone
other than yourself and his answering machine

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