• Sitting by myself,
    Alone in the bed in the office,
    Laptop on my knees,
    Doing the work required
    For the next day.
    My mom keeps a vigil,
    Like a blind pit bull,
    Seeing only my work,
    Looking over my mind,
    Oblivious to silent distractions getting in my way

    I don’t want to be here,

    I want to be asleep,

    I want to float away and get lost,

    I never want to think again.

    But I can’t float away just yet,
    When there’s so much I still have to do.
    Focus is the only thing getting in the way of finishing

    I don’t want to focus,

    I want to play,

    I want to go somewhere, anywhere,

    I think anything’s better that this

    But I can’t leave just yet,

    When there’s so much to be done,

    I catch myself quickly.
    Focus.
    My mom sits across the room,
    Playing Bejeweled,
    Keeping a vigil,
    She would never understand
    What makes the task so difficult,
    Doing the work required
    For the next day.