A Freshman in Denial

A silly poem I wrote about hating my schedule as a college freshman

I never make it to class on Fridays

Because I often

Sleep through my alarm or I

Didn’t set one at all or 

“I have to drive my

Roommates

Sisters dog

To the vet because his

Hip popped out of its

Socket

And I am

The only one with a car and

He’s in so much pain!

Why, thank you for understanding...”

 

You see…

I never make it to class on Fridays because

Sometimes

 “I’m terribly ill”

And I

Am not strong enough to

Make the ten-minute walk

Over the bridge down by the

Gym

 And all the way up those

2 flights of stairs at

9 in the morning so I

Stay in bed and rest instead…

 

I never make it to class on Fridays because

Of instances like

That one time

“I had to pick up my

Mom at the airport and

She lives all the way

Across the country and

It wouldn’t be fair to

Make her pay for a cab because

That’s just outrageous

And it’s only 20 minutes

Away from my dorms so

Why not make

The drive?”

 

You see…

I never

Make it to class

On Fridays…

 

Because there was that AWESOME party last night…

And I may have

Had a little

Too much to drink and

I may have PLANNED on

Getting to bed by twelve but...

They were playing my

Favorite song and

This adorable guy asked me to dance so

I MAY have

Thrown that idea

Out the window and

Watched the

Sun rise as I

Walked home at

5 in the

Morning with my

Heels in my hands and

A hangover setting in….

 

And I may have thought:

"Damn, maybe THIS is why I

NEVER

Make it to class

On

Fridays…

 

Nahhh."

Author's Note

This was a quick and silly poem! definitely messing around with structure here.

Reviews

[Steve]

I think this is great! I love the charm and humor being used too.

[kookoobananas]

Hahaha thank you! It's rather silly, but there is a lot of truth to it...

[Steve]

You sound fun!