A Sense of Some Sufficiency

In conversation, lives get checked
Like grocery lists, sacked lunches,
Or bags of Halloween candy.

Did you get everything, did you
Get one of each item, can you
Show off a lot of the good stuff?

Even righteous acts get counted,
If righteousness was on the list,
By those who value righteousness.

There’s a need for satisfaction,
Comparative satisfaction,
A sense of some sufficiency

Of acts, events, acquisitions,
A way to check the life was full
Enough you can relax and live.