the soft list

you make a list
of things to do.
closets to clean, oil
to be changed.
patch and paint the ceiling
where the rain
came through.
it's a long but soft
list.
nothing pressing, or
urgent.
people can wait for your
call.
it's not life or
death,
just a list of things
that come to mind.
you'll make it, then forget
what was on it,
setting aside.