Gabby Nadig
Is This Being Productive: a chronological poem
I got up early
ok fine, 9
he has been awake since 6
actually 6
he’s made coffee, bless him
he’s already done 20 minutes of mediation
show off
In the living room we research while caffeinating
15 minutes studying the stock market
new income source
10 minutes learning the details of a historical mystery from the 1500s
brewing idea
he looks up property we could buy
our escape
35 acres for 125k in Fort David Texas
wherever that is
but i doubt that will happen
Is this being productive
how can you contribute now
what is your worth now
why is that the goal now
To make something / be something
write something / say something / watch something
we’re watching too much and not acting enough
we needed to be quite for a while so we could all listen
and maybe when this is over, we’ll all know something greater
but for now
Did we have sex this week
wait, yesterday?
can’t remember
will have to remedy today
because we have to be productive