24 Hours

When I arise in the morning, 

or even when I dutifully date 

the page in my journal, 

do I think to myself.

“Oh, that means I have 24 hours before I do the same thing all over again.” I can’t think that far ahead unless I mark up my calendars. I do have a wall calendar, and all the tech-y calendars. 

I mark each square with

the next dental appointment or birthday. 

But most days are made up of the time 

it takes to do anything, or walk to the store. 

Regardless, all these moments

never fail to add up to 24 hours 

~ every single day.

“Every day is conquerable by its hours, and every hour its minutes.”

~ Robert Breault, musical artist