I wish for what
Would require me
To read the dictionary
Cover to cover
In order to obtain

To get out of bed
And lift heavy things
And eat
And then lift more
And eat more
And then get back in bed
On a strict schedule

To learn
Whatever others
Have done before me
From various
Secondary sources
And then rinse
Out their individuality
And repeat
With my own

Why can not
Wishing alone
Be enough
To muster the matter
If I were to lie here
Wishing hard
And sincerely

Originally written: May 15, 2021 at 11:47AM