Pray
Wash your body and brush your teeth
no one wants an extraction extraction extraction; or to smell.
Pray .
Pack your bag,
take anxiety out of your coat pocket,
you want to wear that today.
Wipe procrastination out of your eyes or conceal it.
Hurry, you've got somewhere to be.
Remember to pray !
Your edges are a mess, so rebellious,
gel them down, this is not a democracy.
The suns out,
don't be gullible
where's your umbrella ?
Don't forget your glasses.
You can't see into the future
but you can see the past,
that car almost hit you yesterday.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,
you love to neglect your priorities.
Have you prayed ?
Hello said the clock,
before it made you late
Teeth clean body sweet
Bag packed umbrella in
Jacket on anxiety gone ‘ish’
Edges laid Breakfast can wait
Glasses lost
Running late so
no time to ...
-Thara Popoola