Avoiding small responsibilities

And waiting for the dark cloud to subside

Sometimes the cloud sticks around longer than expected

And the small responsibilities start piling up

Until they’re an unbearably long list of unchecked to-do boxes

In which case, the dark cloud begins to not look so bad

Compared to the monster of a mess I create

I could just stay curled up underneath its shade…

SWD 01/2018

Updated 07/2018