Within Scope

I start where I am
and work forward from there,
using what’s available
without trying to improve it.

I don’t widen the task
to make it feel worthwhile,
and I don’t keep things open
once they’ve shown their limit.

What fits inside the scope
moves without resistance,
what doesn’t
waits outside the process
without being corrected.

I don’t carry excess forward
to avoid deciding,
and I don’t return to the same edge
to see if it feels different.

Within scope.
Still running.

Most days follow
the same general outline,
not because it’s safer,
but because it costs less
to repeat what already works.

I check once,
then continue,
without re-evaluating
what hasn’t changed.

If something asks
for more time or attention
than I can give it,
I leave it incomplete
without trying to resolve it.

Nothing here is urgent,
nothing here is waiting,
and nothing improves
by being pushed beyond its use.

Within scope.
Still running.

I stay inside it.