Procrastination

Procrastination

A Poem by E.M.Oglesbee

I have time
The teacher writes on the board
Our scribbling mirrors her movements
A new assignment, due tomorrow
The order has been given
I have time
School ends, we are all relieved
Everyone runs home and starts their work
but not me, I'll eat something first
What does it matter?
I have all evening
I have time
My favorite show comes on
Two hours of Scrubs, I can't pass this up
My book bag sits in the corner, unopened
It's not a big deal, I have all night
I have time
3:00 a.m. I snap awake
I forgot to do the assignment
I look at my schedule, Block day tomorrow
I think I'll just go back to sleep
It doesn't matter, I have all studyhall
I don't have time
Thirty minutes left in study hall
My assignment stares at me, unfinished
I furiously write, racing the clock
Each tick increases my heart rate
Five minutes to go, panic sets in
I put the period on my last sentence, the bell rings
My friends ask why I wait?
I can think of only one answer
Why does it matter?
I had time 

© 2011 E.M.Oglesbee


Author's Note

E.M.Oglesbee
Not my best, I was bored and just kinda wrote it on the fly and posted it.

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I like it a lot! It's kind of funny in a way. Mostly the end part, about staring at a blank paper!
I can just image this whirlwind of activity at at the end of it your facing a blank paper!
I think that this could be turned into a song :)
Very cool!

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