no more shoulds or musts
there are no more shoulds or musts
because I am retired now,
every minute of every day is a choice
I choose to play,
to paint, to cartoon, to enjoy my dogs
I turn into a vegetable in front of a TV set
I stay up all night
sleeping during the day
getting cranky when someone turns on a lawnmower
I am so nonproductive it borders ridiculous
remember the cleaning I was going to do?
I have done no cleaning
when I die the children can burn this house down
I do not care
I am a slug
I have earned the right.
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