20 very, very Impermanent Things

20 THINGS OF IMPERMANENCE TO BE CHALLENGED:

1. of rations
2. of biting my nails
3. of sewing needles
4. of the sewing needles 
1. that my mother used to prick my fingers open
5. of vastness
6. of inabilities to finish 
7. of popcorn
8. of sans soleil  
9. of the sunburn
1. on the back of my hand
10. of the kitchen chair you sat in when i cut your hair
11. of birdbaths
12. of droughts
13. of playgrounds
14. of glass
15. of the movement in squares
16. of ritual
17. of living in a condo 
1. next to the bus yard
18. of wasting july
19. of ultimatums
20. of public ambitions