Procrastination

FredPeyer

The ultimate thrill

An adrenalin booster

The source of

Sleepless nights

The reason for

Jumping breathlessly

Into scurried action

Is

Procrastination

 

Procrastinators live

Life on the edge

Balancing across

The high wire

Inches away from

Certain disaster

Staring wide-eyed

Into the abyss

Utterly excited

 

They never

Play it safe

No fun

No exhilaration

No clammy fingers

The higher the stakes

The bigger the kick

Beating the odds

Delivering on time

  • Author: Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 30th, 2017 00:00
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Michael Edwards

    My oldest son says 'Procrastination is a virtue - if you leave it long enough the problem usually resolves itself' - great work Fred.

    • FredPeyer

      Thank you Michael, am a procrastinator at times myself!

    • onepauly

      ill have to agree with Michael.
      fred, keep on writing.

      • FredPeyer

        Will do Pauly, something inside me tells me to keep on going, good or bad.

        • onepauly

          good or bad. it always comes out to the good.

        • Heather T

          I don't know if I'm much of a procrastinator, but I do perform better under some stress. I have a friend that fits your poem to a T.

          • FredPeyer

            Well, procrastination breeds stress. I perform better under pressure, not necessarily stress. (In my definition pressure is not as bad as stress)

          • orchidee

            A fine write Fred. I was gonna write on the same theme. My thoughts went:
            Erm, yes, well, maybe, perhaps. Might write a poem, er, possibly. Can't seem to get started though. Ohh I give up - I will put it off until another day! lol.

            • FredPeyer

              Yours is better than mine! Short and to the point. Maybe you should have waited until tomorrow to comment! 🙂

              • orchidee

                Yours has a different angle, and is sensible. Mine is just mucking about! Well - it was a poem. I've changed it now, as I didn't want to steal your thunder!

                • FredPeyer

                  Orchidee, I didn't mean that you should not have put it into the comment, I was trying to be funny with that procrastination remark about waiting until tomorrow! There is no such thing as you stealing my thunder. There was no lightning, so no thunder!!!

                  • orchidee

                    I understand that Fred - the joke about 'tomorrow', on the theme here!

                  • Goldfinch60

                    The procrastinators curse "I will do it tomorrow" Good write Fred I could go on but I will leave that until tomorrow.

                    • FredPeyer

                      thanks Goldfinch, am thanking you now (it is Saturday 9:35pm here), but for you it is tomorrow Sunday.

                    • Louis Gibbs

                      I told myself that if I waited long enough I might think of a clever response to this poem. Oh well, I liked it, Fred!

                      • FredPeyer

                        Thanks Louis, don't worry, I usually only come up with good answers a day late.

                      • poetboy123

                        An interesting view on procrastination and I must agree, it's quite exhilarating though sometimes for the wrong reaso- I'll write the rest later.

                        • FredPeyer

                          Thanks Poetboy, you know most people look at procrastination from a different point of view. I tried to look at it from the procrastinator's point of view.

                        • Poetic Dan

                          Brilliant! Love it!

                          • FredPeyer

                            Poetic Dan, I wanted to say thank you three days from now, but figured I better do it right away!

                            • Poetic Dan

                              Hahhahaha, brilliant

                            • P.H.Rose

                              Really great write Fred
                              Love this so much...

                              • FredPeyer

                                Thanks P.H., you are too kind! Will tell you the rest in a few days!

                              • malubotelho

                                Very nice poem. I really think I'm exactly like this. If I don't have a lot to do I get busy doing nothing. When I have a lot, I do everything on time. And feel good. Thanks Fred

                                • FredPeyer

                                  Thanks Malu, yes, we do feel good if we get it done on time. I usually try NOT to procrastinate, but sometimes it just happens.



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