doing things by halves

half-done

half-baked

half-sung

draw

for

breath

be-

gin

a-

gain

and then?

then draw

for straws

and draw

a bath

and draw

the out-

lines of

the last

to tell

you when

to stop

half-done?

half-baked?

half-sung?

that’s more

than some

who have

begun

so long

ago

can e-

ver say

they have

achieved

half-done

half-baked

half-sung