today morning <br />i sat down to write <br />the poem that was <br />lingering in my mind <br />'can i have the laptop? ' <br />said my husband <br />'i want my breakfast' <br />screamed my son <br />'i want the laundry' <br />asked the maid' <br />'i want to talk' <br />said my sister <br />'call me' <br />messaged my mother <br />'just a min' <br />cried I <br />now the words <br />in my head are drowned, <br />with the noises <br />of the household <br />wife, mother, sister first <br />the poet in me got to wait! !<br /><br />Reshma Ramesh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-i-sat-to-write/
