The Science Of Bad Habits

WriteBeLight

I despise bad habits,

Need a solution to find.

I cannot change others’

I can only change mine.

 

Try to beat these things,

Take up a small arsenal.

I won’t reveal them all,

Because they are personal.

 

I wake up in the morning,

Feel regret all over,

There’s no aspirin for this,

The Bad Habit Hangover.

 

Feeling like a failure,

Myself, I despise.

Blew off the gym,

Avoided my exercise.

 

Left the dishes in the sink,

Said, “I’ll do them in a while.”

Then waited too long,

Now a crusty, large pile.

 

Should have folded the clothes,

Left sitting in the machine.

Do them all over again,

Get them fresh and clean.

 

Einstein knew,

The definition of crazy.

For me, get the same results,

If I continued to be lazy.

 

I got rid of my bad habits,

Seized the day, just grabbed it,

Freed myself from this regret,

I developed good habits.

 

I have a picture of Einstein,

On his face, a silly look.

Applied to me, his advice,

I love that picture they took.

 

I wondered about him,

This genius, we had.

Did Albert have any?

Any habits that were bad?

 

I guess even a genius,

Is just human with faults.

They said Albert chose never,

To wear any socks.

 

Most familiar about Einstein,

But, I’d never ask, never dare,

To tell him that he should have,

Combed his disheveled hair.

 

So, maybe not bad habits,

Just eccentric little quirks?

Just mannerisms of a genius,

Of ingenious great works.

 

So, were my bad habits,

Just me being bad at chores?

Don’t care, I kicked the habits,

I don’t do them anymore.

  • Author: WriteBeLight (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 20th, 2017 06:17
  • Comment from author about the poem: This quote attributed to Einstein is one I apply to bad habits. I keep this picture on the wall by my desk. It is a great conversation piece.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • P.H.Rose

    I love this WBL.
    Very very good,
    Well done !!!!!
    I'm no genius
    But you could
    Write a trilogy of
    Books of my bad
    Habits and weird
    Things I do...
    One is I have to
    Put the knives
    In the draw last
    When drying the
    Cutlery ... Go figure..

    • WriteBeLight

      I have mine as well. You are so funny about the knives. It makes us who we are I guess. Thanks for the comment! 🙂

      • P.H.Rose

        My pleasure ..

      • Michael Edwards

        Great humour - and a great original piece.

        • WriteBeLight

          Thanks so much Michael!

        • BRIAN & ANGELA

          EINSTEIN HE SAY ~ All bad habits are relative ! Yours BRIAN Please check my latest set of Haiku ~ Thanks B

          • WriteBeLight

            That is a very scientific point of view Dear Brian! Thanks. I will. 🙂

          • Tony36

            Well written and expressed Great write

            • WriteBeLight

              Thank you so much Tony!

              • Tony36

                Welcome

              • ron parrish aka wordman

                great poem,great image

                • WriteBeLight

                  Thanks Wordman. I like that picture of Einstein. I bet he was pretty down to earth. 🙂

                  • ron parrish aka wordman

                    i bet he was to !

                  • Fay Slimm.

                    Reading this raised a big smile as thinking I too prefer to go barefoot in the most outrageous places. Great fun-poem.

                    • WriteBeLight

                      That is wonderful! Thanks for sharing that info. How cute. Thanks so much Fay!

                    • kevin browne

                      seems very chaotic yet brilliantly constructed. love it WriteBeLight.

                      • WriteBeLight

                        Ha Ha. Thanks so much Kevin!

                        • kevin browne

                          you're very welcome.

                        • Christina8

                          Oh I loved this piece! well written too! We all have our little quirks. Personally, I seem to love blowing off the gym as of late. Great job on this wonderful write!!

                          • WriteBeLight

                            Thanks so much Christina, and I can relate to that about the gym. I blame it on the weather 🙂

                          • mammyo3

                            this is so me, love it 🙂

                            • WriteBeLight

                              Me too! Thanks for the comment Mammyo3 🙂



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