Day full of
distractions,

deciding what
to do when

reviewing
previous lists,

reprioritizing
according to

mood, weather,
guilt, whatever,

overthinking
options which

put brain,
heart and soul

in instant
overload mode,

which then
leads to

multiple
requests

for delays
from beings who

are suddenly
overwhelmed

by some
mysterious

desire
to sit

in stillness
and wait

for a sign
to appear

from somewhere,
to begin

rescheduling
some event

before stars
and planets

can unalign
in space

leaving you
too exhausted

to even
start

thinking
tomorrow.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.