poetry

prayer to end procrastination

prayer to end procrastination

my son rattles off his high school deadlines
with certainty
positive he’ll get it all in on time

oh Lord
may I sit down
with a clear heart
and hours of untasked time
to subtract out the use tax money
and write the overdue
or early
(depends how you look at it)
grant report

may I cheerfully pound out what’s needed
and then sleep
untroubled by doubt’s cold flames

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