The hard thing has been sitting there for days.
You know exactly which one.
You call it waiting for the right moment. Really it's just avoidance in a nicer coat.
And avoidance isn't free. Every hour the thing stays undone it charges you.
A little dread over breakfast.
A tightness when your phone lights up.
A hum in the background you can't quite silence.
You end up carrying the task and the dodging both.
The action takes minutes. The fear of it takes weeks.
So do it.
The relief lands before you even finish.
Not because the thing was easy.
Because you finally stopped paying the tax.
