A self-discipline deficiency negatively influences <br />my self-esteem - compounded by lack of listening <br />skills - carry magazines when attending meetings; <br />cannot even listen to OWN consciousness stream <br />subject to a toxic cocktail of chemicals <br /> <br />Body shuts down after eating certain things <br />cannot comprehend any of the words in front <br />of me, feels like competing against successful <br />athletes while I’m paralysed - forever lagging <br />behind – only half a mind functioning <br /> <br />Limped down to the library, returned without <br />a book, allergy making it impossible to think <br />clearly and I couldn’t find the desired read; <br />knowing my hero* read War And Peace in <br />three days while I refuse to consider it <br /> <br />Fearing Russian poignancy, so let me tackle <br />a new day and try to learn self-discipline <br /> <br /> <br />[*hero: Nelson Mandela read Tolstoy’s War and Peace <br />in 3 days]<br /><br />Margaret Alice Second<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/self-discipline-revised/
