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# Post-Its
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- Published: 2026-06-10T18:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-10T18:01:00.000Z
- Description: “Post-Its,” an imagining of what might happen if I left unhinged faux to-dos in strange places. Written Wednesday, June 10, poem 161 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Post-Its I would Leave in the Wild for Someone else to Find," Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Humor, Loosely Hinged, Poems, Unserious, Catch of Breath, Curiosity, June, Metro, Mystery, Post-Its, Restroom, Second Glance, Staged To-Dos, Strange Places, To-Dos, Uber, Unsuspecting Passersby, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

Sometimes I imagine  
the Post-Its that I would leave   
in strange places  
  
Fantastical messages to a Self   
that I would stage   
in the wild  
for some unsuspecting passerby   
to encounter  
hours, days, weeks later  
  
Perhaps it would warrant   
a second glance  
or even a pause   
a catch of the breath  
  
Post-its I would leave  
for someone else to discover  
to decode and debrief  
to incite a reaction,   
a startle reflex  
  
Post-its I would leave  
on a lamp post  
on a rusting newspaper box  
on the greasy   
black handrail   
of the Metro escalator  
on the ceiling of an Uber  
on the mirror of a restroom  
  
Post-its that I would place   
on the shelf of the canned goods aisle  
in between the fresh-steamed corn   
and lye-soaked hominy  
or in the freezer wedged   
between Eggos   
and Toaster Struedels  
  
Post-Its that would render  
their future reader unsure  
of the veracity,   
audacity of the To-Dos  
  
Spark curiosity  
ignite a sweep   
of someone's   
peripheral vision  
  
Yes, it would be ideal  
to leave unhinged love notes  
for a bored shopper  
  
Post-it notes   
I would leave   
in strange places  
to stir it up a bit;  
leave the world guessing.