The checkmarks
And scribbles
The sublists
And reminders
Flagged emails
Voicemails
Texts
Alerts
Scream at us:
TO DO!
TO DO!
TO DO!
A moment
A now
A deep, slow breath
Closed eyes for a brief, gentle respite.
Breathe in... Breathe out...
Lungs Full. Then Empty. Then Full Again.
Sometimes we need
To begin a new list
A clean piece of paper to say:
I can do one thing at a time.
Everything will get done.
And it doesn't have to be now.