Run Girl

Listen to your feet hit the pavement 

Focus on your breathing

Wipe the sweat from your brow

Feel the burn

Post while running

Get it done

PEMDAS

Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally, for she knows not what she does
She orders around the operations, from left to right just because
Please comes first, as it always should
Excuse is next, if you would
My dear can be dear my, Aunt Sally can be Sally Aunt
But never Aunt Sally before my dear, no you really can't
Follow her rules and you won't be mistaken for a jester or a fool
It's a simple problem really when you use the PEMDAS tool
So please excuse my dear Aunt Sally, or dear my Sally Aunt, if you must
And never go wrong, at least not in math, when in the rules you trust

The Cycle Continues

You make your list
Mulling over all the things you need to get done
An overwhelming sense of urgency washes over you
But you are mostly just overwhelmed
You look around at the mess
The pile of bills that need to be paid
The dishes that need to be washed
The laundry waiting to be folded
The mail without a stamp
You stand paralyzed by the neverending battle
You look back down at your list
No idea where to begin
So you don't
You distance yourself from the mess
Nothing gets crossed off the list
Procrastination wins
And the cycle begins again

Writing Prompt: Coffee

My hands wrap around my favorite mug

The frothy swirls on top draw me in

My lips await the warmth of this daily indulgence

My senses awaken with that first sip

The morning fills with heavenly thoughts as I find my way to the bottom of the cup

I am now ready to conquer another day

Where To Go

This road of comfort
Predictability
Convenience
Path of least resistance
The easy way
Simple
Safe
Feels all wrong
Don't know where to go
Forward
Back
Towards the unknown
Heart weighed down
Lost
Broken
Trying to find what's right
Thoughts running wild
Trapped
Free
The damage too severe

Unknown

The future is a scary place
You never know what you will to find there
You get caught up in your every day
Forgetting that tomorrow is just around the corner
Somehow it still sneaks up on you
It catches you off guard

You never think about your world changing
Until it changes before your eyes
Left with a cloud of dust in your path
Trying to see the light at the other end of the tunnel
There is nothing but the unknown ahead

Fraught with worry you find a way to dredge on
Taking it one step at a time
One foot in front of the other
Until the unknown becomes your every day

Yesterday feels like a distant memory
Tomorrow a long lost friend
Until it becomes the unknown once again

You never take your eyes off that light, though
You continue to move forward with unfaltered resilience

The unknown cannot compete with your strength