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Rated: E · Poetry · Biographical · #864122
Wrote this in my college years. It's a lesson I need to relearn!
Busy

EverythingRushesHurdlingOnAndICan’t
KeepUpSometimesIStumble
But TheMomentumPushesMe
OnAndOnAndOnUntilISeemToBe
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AndICan’tMakeThemHearMeEvenWhen
ItugOntheirSleeveAndTryToExplainThat
It’sTooFastForMeINeedMoreTime
ButNooneCanHearWhenIAmUsingLogic
SoFinallyIScream:

PLEASE STOP AND LISTEN YOU'RE
ALL WRONG YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE TIME TO NOTICE LITTLE THINGS
LIKE THOSE WHO FALL BEHIND
AND CAN’T KEEP UP

AndTheyStareAtMeAndThinkI’mNutsUntil
ItSinksInAndTheyRealizeIt’sTrueWhatISayAndTheyWonderHowTheyCouldBe
SoWrongThenTheyNoticeTheirPace

And Begin To Slow Down And

F i n d T h a t I t ’ s N o t S o B a d

G o i n g

S           L           O           W.

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