What kind of life is it always to plan / and do, to promise and finish, to wish / for the near and the safe? Yes, by the / heavens, if I wanted a boat I would want / a boat I couldn’t steer.
Mary Oliver, “If I Wanted a Boat”
inspiration motivation poetry
Motivation to break out of my stupid routines and habits— I know where they lead, so what’s the point of infinitely following them to oblivion?