flyingfish

Thoughts on Oughts

 

Some days are strewn 
with oughts
and pending obligations;
others with
ought-to-have—
ought-not-to-have
must-do
have-to
need-to
better-not
maybe
maybe-not.

Then on quieter days it\'s
what-if
why-not
if-only
what-might-have-been.

forget-me-not
has seen better days,
then again—
perhaps, 
perchance
oughts 
have become 
noughts
or neighs
time\'s up—
just do it—
let\'s dance!