I slacked. It seemed a decent plan,
A mystical, strategic purge
Of horrid beasts that threaten man.

The victor's hymn becomes a dirge,
The ceiling and the floor converge;
A gelid, pallid fear enthralls
Within Procrastination's walls.

My frantic labors I began.
When finished, my employer calls:
More obligations - and again
I slack. It seems a decent plan.

OmgIRok

Taiwan2699 Posts

April 12 2010 00:40 GMT

Soooo this time you didn't finish your homework or something and you have to cram?

Wohmfg

United Kingdom1292 Posts

April 12 2010 00:46 GMT

This sums up my life neatly, thanks for making me feel depressed.

SilentCrono

United States1420 Posts

April 12 2010 00:57 GMT

nice poem. i slack too.

Pokebunny

United States10654 Posts

April 12 2010 01:02 GMT

I'm slacking right now by reading this blog. High-five.

qrs

United States3637 Posts

April 12 2010 01:36 GMT

Very nicely done, as usual. I take it that the poem itself constitutes the fruits of your slacking?

madnessman

United States1581 Posts

April 12 2010 01:46 GMT

I, too, am a huge slacker. I love this poem, and how it captures the essence of a procrastinator-- how each time you procrastinate, you wind up panicking and completely stressed at the last-minute before the proj/assignment is due. And you think to yourself, I will never put myself into this situation again. I will learn time management! And then the next assignment you get, bam, you do the exact same thing.

New Zealand6138 Posts

April 12 2010 01:51 GMT

fuck I just remembered I have an assignment and an essay to do

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

April 12 2010 01:53 GMT

On April 12 2010 10:46 madnessman wrote:
I, too, am a huge slacker. I love this poem, and how it captures the essence of a procrastinator-- how each time you procrastinate, you wind up panicking and completely stressed at the last-minute before the proj/assignment is due. And you think to yourself, I will never put myself into this situation again. I will learn time management! And then the next assignment you get, bam, you do the exact same thing.

I agree. I figure I'm just sadistic and enjoy the pain

Xiphiasar

United States78 Posts

April 12 2010 02:04 GMT

#10

I need to do work right now...

Pokebunny

United States10654 Posts

April 12 2010 02:10 GMT

#11

this, omfg.... it makes me so mad at myself. I can't believe I can never EVER stop :\

defenestrate

United States579 Posts

April 12 2010 02:14 GMT

#12

Haha, guess I found the target audience.

I was teaching math part-time at a vocational school. Pulled a good 18 hours playing Dragon Age, checked my phone at 5am. Voicemail said I had to lecture in six hours (instead of in three days). I think I wrote the preliminary draft of this before getting started on the lesson plan :p