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 © Rudolph Rinaldi | Year Posted 2012
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