make your bed

i used to underline

passages

in the Bible,

during hard times.

so much so that the binding

broke

and the pages

fell out.

i was usually 

looking for work,

or going through a bad

relationship

or divorce.

illness.

worry. 

grieving over

the death of a loved one.

the usual human stuff

we all deal 

with.

did all that reading and

underling help.

a little, sometimes more

than a little.

but you still had to get

up, get dressed,

and go somewhere

the next morning.

making your bed

and time

seemed to help best.