Work <br />Work <br />That's what I need to do <br />Work <br />Work <br />I feel so lazy <br />Working machine <br />Working machine <br />That's what I need to be <br />I need to make my grades go sky high <br />Make the entire house gleam <br />Make the best meal ever <br />Work <br />Work <br />Why don't I start <br />I should just work <br />All the time <br />Push everything else away <br /> <br />Instead I sit here <br />Staring at the T.V. <br />Staring at a book <br />Staring at my family <br />Staring at a magazine <br /> Nanny's making supper <br />I really should go help <br />I should take over <br />And while I'm at it <br />I should study for my test <br />And dust, too <br />But instead I sit <br />And sit <br />And sit <br />And sit <br />And sit <br />Just staring, <br />Watching my life pass me by<br /><br />Candace Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/motionless-11/