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# Baking Up a Plan
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/baking-up-a-plan/
- Published: 2026-01-03T21:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:13:04.000Z
- Description: "Baking Up a Plan," poem 003 in a series of daily poems written in 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Poems, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

“Apply.” he said.  
“You’ll love that role.”  
  
I sat and stared at my MacBook Air screen  
I envisioned a life  
Where my hours were filled  
With community outreach and advocacy  
And creating art to foster interaction.  
  
I was made for this  
And yet I’m terrified.  
I’ve never made a viral video.  
I’ve yet to participate in a TikTok trend.  
But the dough of my dreams   
Is already proofing in the warmth  
of this emerging sunlight of hope.  
  
I’m baking up a plan  
And I don’t even know it.  
  
I begin to type my application responses  
In a Word document  
And ten pages   
Emerge from my fingers.  
  
“Click submit.” He urges.  
  
My narrative is too deep  
Too vulnerable  
Too honest  
Messy, even.  
Will they see the whole of my potential through my passion?  
  
I’m paralyzed.  
  
My mouse hovers, and then clicks.  
“Your application has been submitted.”  
  
And now I wait  
  
To see how the warm air  
Inflates my aspirations  
And whether the flavors of my value   
Pique the palate  
Of my would-be employer.  
  
The proof is in the pudding  
I am eager for the oven timer  
To ding with the verdict.