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Departing soon from Procrastination Station

"Choo choo," I cry

By J. R. LowePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Departing soon from Procrastination Station
Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash

My duties boarded

a late train bound nowhere, that

burns hours like hot coal.

sad poetrysocial commentaryvintageinspirational

About the Creator

J. R. Lowe

By day, I'm a PhD student, by night.... I'm still a PhD student, but sometimes I procrastinate by writing on Vocal. Based in Australia.

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  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Fabulous!!!♥️♥️💕

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Nicely done 😍

  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Love this. Very relatable. Love the title.

  • suman mohan3 years ago

    Excellent!let Burn hours😀

  • Lamar Wiggins3 years ago

    Loved the title, and the content is vivid and very very relatable. lol

  • Jess3 years ago

    Departing soon... and never reaching its destination. Related all too much to this haiku, looking forward to more!

  • Great imagery here, well done!

  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    I've boarded the same train, lol! Really loved the 'hot coal' in the last line :) Wonderful!

  • Paul Stewart3 years ago

    I felt this. Resonate with this so much. Well done!

  • Caroline Jane3 years ago

    I like the environmental element you wove in here. Lots of meaning entwined in those syllables.

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