A Bubble off center

The Rest of Your Life

Adrienne Rich

Dear Adrienne:

I'm calling you up tonight

as I might call up a friend

as I might call up a ghost

to ask what you intend to do

with the rest of your life.

Sometimes you act

as if you have all the time there is.

I worry about you when I see this....

I hope you've got something in mind.

I hope you have some idea

about the rest of your life.

In sisterhood,

Adrienne

I get this poem...

but, honestly,

at my age,

I've lost the sense of urgency

to have it all figured 

and mapped out.

I'm content

(resigned?)

to take it 

as it comes.

Some days,

that's enough.