I want to do just this one thing
but that connects to ten other things
that connect to a hundred and
so on.
and I’ve already forgotten what that first thing was because I’m now frantic chasing the others
I circle, and circle, and come around, and stop.
I find some paper, write it down
(I’m nothing if not tactile)
and I hold that piece of paper, like a thing
I look at it this way
and that way,
hold it to the mirror
and ask myself
does this matter to me?
and if the answer is yes,
I keep it.