Absentmindedly avoiding the inevitable
A poem
Deliberately avoiding my laptop -
Instead of working, I’m
Staring at my phone,
Trying to find a
Reason to do
Anything other than the task at hand,
Creating any excuse
To procrastinate further,
Intentionally inattentive,
Obviously disinterested,
Nonchalantly scrolling social media.
About the Creator
Shelley Carroll
Ms. Carroll is a 50-something year-old retired public servant and mother of three adult children. She and her partner Hal live in Amherst NS with a sweet, anxiety-ridden rescue dog. Shelley loves reading, running and red wine.
She/Her
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I can’t relate to this at all! Nope. Not me. 😭
Yep. We've all been there!