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Problems

Problems Or things That I need to do But don't want to do Why don't they just go away? I put my problems in a pot On the back burners of my stove In a simmer Until I can deal with them later (To avoid dealing with them) I often wish I had Additional stoves Additional burners To put all my problems on Until I can deal with them later (To avoid dealing with them) I need to watch the pots occasionally So that the problems don't boil over (Only to lower the flame) But not too often Or my thinking about them Creates new problems That I must find back burners for Why don’t they just evaporate away? (Sometimes I find myself unintentionally just adding water) Could my problem be? The thickness of the pot The height of the flame The amount of water Or the air around us? Thank god That there does not Seem at this time To be a limit To the number of back burners.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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