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When Everything is Due Tomorrow

March 26, 2013
By LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
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LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
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&ldquo;You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You&#039;re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who&#039;ll decide where to go...&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You&#039;ll Go!

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Never enough time, no hours, nor seconds,

neither moments nor laughs nor inhales of breath,

so my breath is short to keep in time.
With each panic I feel a year flutter off my life, 

and my heart trips a beat,

and my stomach conspiring to flee as well-
As much of me that can be free takes its leave:

my security, my sanity, strands from my scalp
        my thoughts, my plans, my cares
Abandon me. My sleep hides from me in the night,

a shadow cowering beneath my bed as I shudder above. 
My past, it runs from my future;

but I cannot blame it, for the unknown 

is the most fearsome of all creatures.
But lucky was I to be pitied

by Could Have and What If. 
Though I really must say they are poor partners for tea-

they fall into eternal conversation,

Mr. Have stuck in the past and Sir If the future, 
So I, barely strong enough to keep pace with the present,

can only listen as my human friends sleep,
In nowhere when I must be everywhere;

place+time - the math should be simple -

should I have checked it, though-

for all I get is forty-two. 

© Franziska K., Milford, CT

The author's comments:
From my poetry book in progress, "Heartsong for the Evening." Inspired by a week when I had a Japanese speech, a show, high school make-up work with honors classes, and college decisions all due.
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This article has 19 comments.

EmmettHerculeLaFave SILVER said...
on May. 29 2013 at 1:26 am
EmmettHerculeLaFave SILVER, Tucson, Arizona
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What they said. All that cool stuff with the personification. I don't know how to describe it but you know what I'm talking about. But seriously I liked it and I couldn't do that.
BlurAngel GOLD said...
on May. 27 2013 at 9:27 am
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good personification.....
BlurAngel GOLD said...
on May. 27 2013 at 9:26 am
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Excelent work.. can't fault it. its perfect..
haley101 DIAMOND said...
on May. 27 2013 at 9:01 am
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i love how you personified could have and what if very original
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on May. 25 2013 at 3:04 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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haha happy i got it too:P
LiraDaeris PLATINUM said...
on May. 23 2013 at 3:41 pm
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verily ^_^ Thanks for catching it!!
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on May. 23 2013 at 12:22 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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was that a reference at the end to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy? the whole..."all i get is 42" line?
GreyGirl ELITE said...
on May. 23 2013 at 4:50 am
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Oh my goodness! I can relate to this so much, especially with it being the end of the school year and all. We highschool students are so rushed, sometimes it's hard. Anyway, very good writing. Good imagery. Good pacing. Five stars :)
SunnyDreams BRONZE said...
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i luv this and i kno exaclt how that is and i cant stand it....... this is sunny by the way
davidnolan BRONZE said...
on Apr. 30 2013 at 6:34 pm
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Very great! I loved the pacing in it- it read so easily. Also, a lot of your word choices were great (like saying your stomach was conspiring to leave). The one suggestion I have, and it's really minor, would be to get rid of the "it" here: "My past, it runs from my future" I think it would just flow better as "my past runs to my future"
Mckay ELITE said...
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I'm laughing because I feel as though this poem is about me. You haven't been secretly watching me, have you? Kidding. I relate to it; all teens, I'm sure, do.
ElisaTheDuck ELITE said...
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I've been through this situation a million times over.... I'm a last-minute person. =P
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very nice. relatable. five stars. very good!! God Bless
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This is great, and so relatable. You seem to take on a deeper meaning towards the end, yet finish it off with  a very simple line that ties it all off. Very well done!
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wow.. so accurate! :D
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very good it was one of a kind
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Thumbs up!
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Wow! This poem expresses EXACTLY how I feel right now... amazing! :D  
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on Apr. 18 2013 at 12:23 am
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