Routines

We all establish our routines
Which differ man to man
And stick to them (we women, too!)
Both when and if we can.

The time we wake, our washing up,
The toothpaste that we use,
The breakfast that we eat or not,
The paper we peruse…

The games we play, the friends we call,
The places we hang out,
The TV shows we watch or don’t
Define what we’re about.

Some people like to shake things up
And vary their routines
But mine are as embedded
As my blood type or my genes!