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What Was I Doing?

A poem about distraction

By Edward AndersonPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
What Was I Doing?
Photo by Laura Fuhrman on Unsplash

Directives are given, time to work.

Instead the baby cries

Suckering me into playing with him

Today is a day when he needs the attention

Restart tomorrow, work can wait

Actually, tomorrow isn't good either

Characters won't talk

To me. They need something more

Interest, they need me to care about what they're doing

On the other hand, the news is on

No need to work, it's Friday.

slam poetry

About the Creator

Edward Anderson

Edward writes queer led stories that show that the LGBTQIA+ characters lives are multifaceted.

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