What my mama told me, and when I finally heard it
by Joseph Hope
Feb 27, 2023
3 minutes
In the morning, before getting up, I write this to-do list in a small notebook:
1. Go to the bank.
2. Get a nice haircut.
3. Pick up my final, signed academic statement from my college.
4. Submit the packet of poems.
I think, “That’s enough for one day,” and I roll out of bed.
Up until a few years ago, I didn’t aim to be anywhere. And in order
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