256/365 - Gulf

 

There is a considerable chasm

between who I am

and who I think

I want to be

and it's filled

with hurricanes

and tidal waves

and whirlpools

and alligators

But isn't that true

of everybody?

There is a giant gulf

between that perfection

of body

of home

of life

and too much time

spent on my phone

(I know, I know,

I'm not alone)

But if you happen

to stumble upon

a vessel so sound

it won't run aground

on procrastination island

Then please keep free

a birth for me

and I'll be ready to go

just as soon

as I finish

this Netflix show

(Have you seen it

by the way?

I've been binging

it

all day)