the bucket list in reverse

i have a new list.

it's my

bucket list in reverse. 

i make a vow

to never see the Grand Canyon,

or the great wall

of China.

i promise to never jump

out of a plane

or go bungee jumping,

or zip line across

Niagra Falls.

i won't be a tourist in Paris

pretentiously

sipping coffee at an outdoor

cafe.

i won't take a cruise to Alaska

to see the icebergs

melt

and the polar bears

eating

baby seals.

i won't go rafting on

the Zambezi,

or swim with sharks.

you won't see me on a camel

near the Great Sphinx,

or scaling

Mt. Everest.

but please go, 

go and take pictures.

i'll wish you

the best.