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Back Burners
Prioritizing sometimes means
Putting certain things on the back burner
Understanding what’s urgent and what’s important
What’s imperative and what’s essential
Being careful it won’t explode in your face
Making the right decisions
Trying to be effective and efficient
Even on those most busiest of days
However, beware of how many burners you got
Knowing what’s on fire vs. what’s hot
What’s in which pot and how long it’s been
Because if things fall behind the stove
Or in between the cracks
It may go unnoticed for while
Until sometime later you will notice a big stink
Published 16th Mar 2022
| Edited 22nd Mar 2022
Author's Note
Sometimes also referred as dropping the ball.
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17th Mar 2022 00:08am
''Making the right decisions''...........sometimes we're great with those with the rear view mirror....
22nd Mar 2022 5:20pm
As they say, hindsight is always 2020, but in the moment some of us can be left guessing.
17th Mar 2022 00:19am
This is great! By the second verse I almost started singing the lines and thought these could be lyrics to a song.
22nd Mar 2022 5:21pm
Haha, I didn't think of it that way.
I usually use this metaphor around work, and that day I found out what fell through the cracks.
I usually use this metaphor around work, and that day I found out what fell through the cracks.
