Busy (Poem-15)

bee

"Why do you stop, why do you stall?"

The young professor asked them all

"To stall is to break away from

The treasures that await y'all"

"Instead say, "I shall begin now;

And make progress right away!"

"Focus on one task, do one alone

Lest the burden cause you to groan;

And as long as your day's work is undone

You shan't dream to dream of fun

Let alone pass out, fight the drowse 

Act like you own your house"

(He left the audience enthralled

and vanished)...on returning home

The professor resolved to do his chores

But alas! There were one too many;

He had to call his mum, and then his dad

Then get ready for his late night bath;

Then make his bed, and read a book

Then give the old paper a little look.

And then, and only then would he

Dream to dream of being sunny-

But shhh, dare you say a word!

For just after his usual snack,

The professor has already hit the sack.

-Armaan Kothare

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Summary- an ode to procrastination, humanity's mutual friend.

The professor is basically any human that proclaims "procrastination" is to be stopped, and is not an excuse. He says that one should focus on doing one task at a time, and 'starting now' instead of saying 'I'll do it later'. Then, he returns home and there is a mention of the tasks he's supposed to complete before calling it a day. However, towards the end of the poem, the professor goes back on his words and ends up doing it himself by simply taking a nap before finishing any of the tasks on his list. This way, the professor ironically becomes a hypocrite.

The picture attached at the beginning of the poem is that of a bee, and bees are known for being some of the most tirelessly busy organisms on this planet, much like humans, with the only exception being that they probably lack the emotional quotient required for harbouring the emotion of procrastination.

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