Monarch

Prince among butterflies

Flitting from flower to flower

Absorbing the sun

Flutter flutter flit

Much like the thoughts in my brain

Bouncing from subject to subject

Soaking up useless knowledge like a sponge

Master of trivia

Putting on airs of genius

Blending in rather than standing out

But feeling like you don’t quite fit in

So, standing off to the side

Trying not to be noticed

Nervously

Flutter flutter flit

Distraction

Dog runs by

Chasing its tail

Reminding me

That I was in the process

Of working on something really important

But I've lost the train of thought

Flutter flutter flit

I find myself in front of the television

With a coffee cup in my hand

The cat on my lap soaking up the warmth

Thumbing through the channels on the remote

Knowing nothing is on the tube

Procrastinating doing what needs to be done

Doing anything else instead

Flutter flutter flit

Standing at the kitchen sink

Suds up to my elbows

Staring out the window

At the squirrels in the backyard

Watching them run back and forth

Just like my thoughts

Flutter flutter flit