Ode to Procrastination

This thief of time
bears lazy witness
as dodge we will
the task at hand
romancing guilt to linger

How glib our avoidance
even as terror looms steady
threatening resolve to answer
as we smile away our dread

Yesterday’s denial nudges once more
today’s deferal slinks deeper into shadow
tomorrow’s coming dawn grins defiantly
our cloud of suspension gathers further storm

Ever we question

This fear of decision
this solitary game of hide and seek
begeting no winner
consoling no loser
rewarding none who delay

For procrastination
knows well the power of no
even as the power of yes
remains poised at the ready
anxious
but not committed
heroic
but prone to slumber

Sooner or later

Grown tired of postponement
said chore eventually initiates
embracing action’s duty
banishing forever a rescheduled tomorrow

For just as self worth's continuum
knows patience be virtue
courage left idle
too easily a fleeting moment
can jettison into weightlessness
remaining always one's nemesis

Standing tall
we prepare to move
knowing the eye of one’s storm
is but a fool's retreat
a place where stalling
breeds further self-doubt

Victory resides above the clouds
refusing to cower before a gray indifference
where clear sight of purpose
enjoys unstressed will to commit
here we act
we leap
we dare to fail