POEMS ABOUT PROCRASTINATION > I Have an Enemy
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I HAVE AN ENEMY 

I        have       an       Enemy.
 
Whenever I decide
to walk outside,
my Enemy says, “Why bother,
stay inside.”
Whenever I desire
to light my fire,
my Enemy says, “Oh, wait now,
you’re too tired.”
Whenever I’ve concluded,
that I must become rooted,
my Enemy says, ”Keep floating,
you have been excluded.”
Whenever I would vow,
“I won’t eat sweets,” somehow
my Enemy reminds me,
“But it’s your birthday now.”
Whenever I would say,
“I’m starting my new way,”
my Enemy would whisper,
“Tomorrow, not today.”
            So with style and a rhyme,
            I failed most of the time.
            And the good American pie
            we waste, my Enemy and I.
  
Till     one    day    Death    knocked    at    my    door...
 
                                    My Enemy said with a smile,
                                    “Get up and go. Bye, bye.
                                    It is your time to leave;
                                    It is your time to die.”
                                    Obediently, like a little kid
                                    I listened, as I always did.
                                    And with my head down,
                                    I started to proceed.
                                    But right before
                                    I turned the knob on the door,
                                    I stood up really tall
                                    and said to my Enemy, “NO! You go!”
                                    Then to my surprise
                                    my Enemy did arise
                                    and said, “Yes, master.”
                                    And then...  slowly walked OUTside.
                                    In shock I never knew,
                                    I stood for a minute or two.
                                                Well, bye, bye my Enemy.
                                                Now, I’ve got things TO DO!

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LILIANA KOHANN
©2000 Artpeace Publishing

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