today
i witnessed to myself
about the importance of an education
and then promptly
forgot.
on purpose,
really.

as i sipped my perfectly
brewed
blended
coffee
i shrugged off every responsibility
the ache in my head
my incentive
to do nothing
till death do us part.

today
i
tripped
stumbled
fell
over the large
bulbous
fact
that i'll most likely
amount to nothing
(nothing is still something)
no one really pays you
to write creatively
as my father so graciously
reminds me
day
after
day.