My To-Do List

It’s something that’s always on my mind
And keeps my head to the grind.
It pops into my head the moment I wake
Why can’t it just give me a break!
Every waking moment, it runs marathons in my brain
Getting some shut-eye at night is a task that goes in vain
If the list is not done, it’ll haunt me through the night
Dreams of completing them can give such a fright!
To do the things I have to do
To do this and to do that,
To clean my cupboard and make my bed
To complete assignments and oil my head
To make some calls before the day ends
Stitch the holes in my socks and make amends
To cook and keep my tummy happy
To do some work on the lappy
To send those emails and answer more
To complete those blinking household chores
To sweep the house and mop the floor
To pick each call and answer the door
To wash my clothes and set them straight
Are just some of the things I seem to hate.
The list can just go on and on
And make a person sad and forlorn.
I struggle to check those tasks off the list
And double check to see what I’ve missed.
I get up fairly bright in the morning
And there goes again, that familiar warning.
Those tasks were not done, ‘twas all a dream
“Not the whole rigmarole again!”, I scream.