Tick Tock Goes The Clock

and it never wants to stop

even if I drop…

THE PURCHASE PRICE

one I know I have to pay

but is it worth everything they say?

THE TIME TRAP

this cage that drowns me beneath the never-ending waves

who is the master and who are the slaves?

Overboard

this ship’s capsized over me

it’s no whale of a time in this sea

A Letter for Daria

another message in a bottle?

but I’m still caught in this current, full throttle

How could you do that?!

take time from work

they’d call you a shirk!

Happiness Sold Separately

gotta read the fine print

the way I’m swimming, apparently I didn’t

never again once more

it’s high time I come up for some air

but it’s high tide, and I’ve got so much to do down there

All That Glitters . . .

isn’t gold

despite what I’ve been told

ENGLISH IN ACTION

journals, reports, term papers - writing
my way

to the top. . . except for that last essay

SMART WOMEN

that’s what I’m supposed to be

but be it a standard so high, I’m only
a wannabe

CONTROLLED CHEATING

but it’s only for the grade

what does learning matter, when it’s the GPA that’s weighed?

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

perhaps I shouldn’t be so uptight

but even the idea of failure gives me such a fright!

Organizing from the Inside Out

easier said than done

where would I even start while on the run?

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

thought the rat race didn’t start till after I graduated

guess that golden idea is now antiquated

TO BE THE BEST

oh, if only it were true

but even being summa cum laude leaves me feeling blue

A Poetic Commentary: Tick Tock Goes The Clock