how many

when you catch up with me

I'll be dead

you may puzzle,

how many books are left in her to-read pile,

how many countries did she crash,

and how many lovers did she savor?

likely

about 37,

(1/3 of them dictionaries)

23 or more,

(Canada doesn't count!)

and 30ish.

(do threesomes count as one lover or two?)

days blip like a flashing yellow street light

I floor it and speed through the yellow

hoping to catch a few extra seconds

on my way to next

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