May the Force Be With You

We force ourselves to do things

That we just don’t feel like doing,

Because, the day we don’t, there’ll be

A hint of trouble brewing.

 

From simple chores like laundry

Or a plan that needs attention,

It’s easy to procrastinate

Or shelve your best intention.

 

Today, for an example,

I was comfortable at home,

Where I thought, since it was cloudy out,

I’d sit and write my poem.

 

Yet the sun made an appearance

And, like fish when seeing bait,

I felt drawn to head outside

For very soon would be too late.

 

Though I wasn’t really up for

What small effort it would take,

I was well aware that staying in

Would be a big mistake.

 

So I’m here beside the water,

With a lovely river view,

Doing what I should be doing,

Which I forced myself to do.