get your life back

as life gets shorter

you start to let go of that cliff

you've been

holding onto, cutting into

your hands,

and you laugh

at the two foot drop.

landing perfectly on your feet,

uninjured.

why in god's name did you stay

in the job for all

those years,

or stay married to that dope

who brought you to tears.

what the hell.

get your life back.

order what you like on the menu.

if you like lasagna,

get it, with extra cheese and meatballs.

forget the strange dish

you've never heard of, with a name

you can't pronounce.

forget the fish, that exotic Indian

dish.

if you need a dictionary and a

thesaurus, and a translator 

to read

what's on the list,

go somewhere else.

move, buy a new house.

get a new girlfriend when the other

one's not working out.

it's your life. get busy, or go slow

and sad

into the ditch.