"Procrastination” sounds awfully silly in my head
But instead of doing homework I’m laying in bed
I don’t want to do the work they give
That’s simply not the way that I want to live
But instead of doing homework I’m laying in bed
I don’t want to do the work they give
That’s simply not the way that I want to live
Instead of doing my work yesterday, today, or tomorrow
I can show you what I’m doing with this time I’ve borrowed:
Peeling my clementines, four at a time
Riddling a poem so I can rhyme
Obliging nothing but my imagination
Cutting out any sense of reasonable precaution
Running from the police or a even a mile
Asking all the questions that are worth the while
Starting a fire or maybe my own revolution
Telling the world we’re tired of their word pollution
Inciting love for everything but wickedness and hate
Naming the wrongs of our nation's current state
Answering the universe’s call, righteous and bold
Trying to change the world because on its promises I’m not sold
Insisting the way it is is much too harsh and cold
Narrating a story where adventure is rife
Going about trying to live my best life
But I do believe I’ve begun to drone
So here’s the true purpose of this poem
I’m really saying is I’ve got better things to do
But the real question written here is:
I don't think anything else has spoken to my soul quite as clearly
ReplyDeleteI really like how you formatted this. It's a pretty interesting style
DeleteThis was pretty relatable and I think that goes for most people in our grade. Well, at least about the procrastination part. I think the clementine bit might just apply to you and Kaela.
ReplyDeleteI loved this! Honest and creative! You should consider submitting it to beginnings.
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