a little voice from the back of my mind calls me
"put away the homework", it says
"write a poem instead."
I am so tempted!
but I must push on, I must push on
work first, poems later
every once in a while,
the voice comes back
and I sigh
and I force myself to ignore it
I take three deep breaths and turn back
to the textbook
but alas!
it's too much
poems call
and I come skipping after,
pencil in hand,
to conquer a new thought
so much for homework
but so much the better
- Jan. 11, 1984, A.D.
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