I have a lot of nice ideas 

Running a marathon this fall 

Moving to a condo on the beach 

Decorating it with stuff from Ikea 

Getting another dog and running with two! – off leash

Starting a new job 

Maybe having a baby

When I sit and reflect

I realize it’s all suspect 

I’m a little crazy 

I just needed some rest, maybe

Because I ran 8 miles this morning and that was long

Let’s be honest – I can’t imagine a marathon 

I went to the beach and left with sand everywhere

In my swimsuit, in my house, in my hair

Turns out one dog owns all my affection 

It’s plenty of love – to swim with one, to bathe one, to feed one

In our house 12 minutes from the beach 

With our green grass yard and sunflowered-garden

There’s no condo association or neighbors arguin’

It took the last 8 years to get where I am at work

I know that elsewhere, too, problems lurk

So I’ll toil on at the ones in front of me 

At least I have a restful Saturday and Sunday 

Because I don’t have a baby 

I have the career and the time to drive to the bay

I’ve gotten good at letting go of what people say

Cardio verses weights

Bushes or gates 

I don’t need anything 

It’s nice to have time to write a poem

The strength to run a quarter-ish of a marathon

To swim with my Golden retriever 

To ponder neuropathy

We’re all just floatin’

We’ll soon be gone

I’m letting go of my ideas and have never felt freer 

There’s contentment in being right here, oddly