Oh No, Not Me
Procrastinate? Oh no, not me.
I'll get it done, just wait and see.
But first I need to read the news,
and bake a cake and buy some shoes.
Turn on computer, make some tea.
(I'm just about to work, you see.)
I'll get on Facebook, tend the farm:
harvest crops and build a barn.
OK, that's done, it's time to write
'bout urban sprawl and urban blight...
Oh, look! I see I have a tweet.
@mariella: aren't you sweet!
Back to cities... built on grids...
Oh crap! I've got to get the kids!
The day is done. I wrote one line.
I've got a week... there's LOTS of time!
© Alison Pearce Stevens
Disclaimer: I do not know @mariella (or even if she exists), nor do I pursue any agricultural activities on Facebook. I wrote this in my head while out walking today. That doesn't really count as procrastination, does it? I prefer to think of it as a good use of my time.
Poetry Friday is hosted by Diane Mayr at Random Noodling.
Yes, it surely was a good use of your time! Thanks for reminding me of why I haven't joined facebook. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I am somewhat of a recovered procrastinator, or maybe better -- a selective procrastinator. I've learned some hard lessons by thinking I had enough time to do five other things first...
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