Time
How can I work so much during the day
Spending and giving my time away
When I should be feeling the soundless air
Moving so sensuous through my hair
Instead I sit here inside my cave
Caging my brain so that it will behave
When I should be seeing the growth of green
But I just don’t have time to put up the screen
When I rise in the morning and look around
I count the things I’ve unfortunately found
And that now are just clutter just lying around
When I should be hearing the bird’s lovely sound
It doesn’t matter how much I do
It never gets done, I never get through
I make lists of things that I need to accomplish
When I should be smelling the outdoors like I wish
I stay up so late and work all I can
And I never finish the tasks I began
When I should be eating and enjoying the taste
I’m hurrying, scurrying and making waste
Who taught me to worry and hurry around?
Am I so greedy I can’t enjoy sound?
Who told me that I should not waste a minute or two?
And made me feel guilty of things I should do
I need to take time and to learn something new
Like ignoring the sights of the things I must do
I need to live simply and give up this trash
I need to enjoy living with not so much cash
But how? I am asking you please do explain
How do I get rid of this hurry up pain?
Who can I trust to instruct me to release
Everything that I do that doesn’t mean peace
Maybe things will get better when April does go
And gives me my days back from NaPoWriMo
Some celebration that this month has been
I need to just clear my head and start over again.
NaPoWriMo 2013 