when does a “to do” list

become a bucket list,

a “must do this”

but “f*ck that” list…

when “to do”

or “to die”

is today

or to try, lest–

passing years

find ink just

dried grist

a tucked-into-pocket

reason to sigh, since

wish without action

is stuck in the mud, it’s

just up to you

not luck

or a near miss…

©Karen Robiscoe