I got up early
to seize the day
but the cat was sick
and I slipped.
What's needed is a plan!
No more half-baked
intentions, no more grasping
for witty inventions.
I'll learn a new language
something obscure
practice my lettering
buy a tattoo parlour,
tattoo gun, lots of ink,
write my opus magnum
bit by bit
on arms and buttocks
shoulders and thighs
I'll spread the word
with secret sigils
in hiding or
on open display.
I'll need a database
to tabulate the names
addresses ages
orientation and occupation
record them in sequences
to each a number
their place in this
great work, their place in
literary history
bookmarked
and when read in order...
I got up early
to seize the day
but the cat was sick
and I slipped.