Neoliberal Act Checker
The to-do list excuse
The to-do list excuse
rationalizes for the checker
who woke for the “done” fun
after crossing out minutia
drudge until dusk.
The day fills with drama
that misses boredom
(that listlessness)
by an ink mark inch,
the stave slave ricocheting
off the next item.
Should fortune support
with debt adventures,
a car ride or screen scroll stalls,
while the wild thumb-twiddle beast
on cue lurks for Tweedledum.
Should monster moments
whelm over the precious amygdala,
tall grass can hide with skunk smoke
(or worse, Xanax) to calm the hide.
The executioner for each day
roof-racks the big game
all the way home repeatedly
until a hole in the calendar
doesn’t show up.
A routine discovery that challenges
the awed into a flower bed rumbles out
chills to those who care to breathe.