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
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Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (
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My oldest son says 'Procrastination is a virtue - if you leave it long enough the problem usually resolves itself' - great work Fred.
Thank you Michael, am a procrastinator at times myself!
ill have to agree with Michael.
fred, keep on writing.
Will do Pauly, something inside me tells me to keep on going, good or bad.
good or bad. it always comes out to the good.
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.
Well, procrastination breeds stress. I perform better under pressure, not necessarily stress. (In my definition pressure is not as bad as stress)
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.
Yours is better than mine! Short and to the point. Maybe you should have waited until tomorrow to comment! 🙂
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!
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The procrastinators curse "I will do it tomorrow" Good write Fred I could go on but I will leave that until tomorrow.
thanks Goldfinch, am thanking you now (it is Saturday 9:35pm here), but for you it is tomorrow Sunday.
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!
Thanks Louis, don't worry, I usually only come up with good answers a day late.
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.
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.
Brilliant! Love it!
Poetic Dan, I wanted to say thank you three days from now, but figured I better do it right away!
Hahhahaha, brilliant
Really great write Fred
Love this so much...
Thanks P.H., you are too kind! Will tell you the rest in a few days!
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
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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