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Unfinished Business

A Lament in Prose

By Natalie WilkinsonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Unfinished Business
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The hardest part of any task, for me, is the last ten percent.

I’m sure you can already see where this is heading.

I have my reasons, read excuses if you are in a judgmental frame of mind.

One is that I grow bored when I can see the end result.

Two is the law of diminishing returns.

Three is the expectation of perfection.

Four is that there is no solution. As when you reach the end of a solitaire deck and find that the two red twos and the three of clubs are nowhere in sight.

Five through ten.

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About the Creator

Natalie Wilkinson

Writing. Woven and Printed Textile Design. Architectural Drafting. Learning Japanese. Gardening. Two poems are featured in a new print anthology-POETICS: Grain available at Bainbridge Island Press.

IG: @maisonette _textiles

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    Written by Natalie Wilkinson