Oops – forgot about the taxes –
dropped like so many things
in the sprint where we keep thinking
we’ll get to a place we can pause

It feels good to be exercising
our marathon powers,
pure and singular to be streamlining
our lives to do as much
as we can. But irresponsible
to forget the taxes
and have to do backflips tomorrow
to get things back in line.

©Wendy Mulhern
April 30, 2021