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JUNIOR POETRY COMPETITION

1ST PLACE

Why I Didn’t Do My Homework

I’m writing this to justify
Why this useless mind of mine
Can’t do what was asked of it on time
And the truth is
My mind wanders
It wanders around a lot
Like an endless maze
A song over here, a melody over there
Wait, that’s the same thing, isn’t it?
Moving on…

It’s hard to even get started on something
I always get distracted
That reminds me of a movie I once saw
A child’s hyperactive imagination and gullible nature leads him on several humorous
adventures
Was it a movie or a book? Or was it something else?
I think it was a movie because I remembered that there was a beautiful soundtrack that
went with it
Always changing and moving and changing colours
But that description doesn’t make sense, does it?
Music is sound
But I think colours can describe music too
I envy that child, when he gets his mind doing something, he never stops
I could use that skill, I could get more things done
Like drawing something, or playing guitar, or riding a bike
Or something else
It’s hard to pick because there’s so much clutter in my head,
And when I start doing something I always lose focus
Hold on…

I think I’m forgetting something….
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Why am I writing this?

BY AKEIN BANDARA