Attention
Attention!
Attention!
Attention is fresh.
Attention is ripe.
Attention is fast and ready to bite.
Attention is crisp.
Attention is clear.
Attention is loud and firm and proud.
Attention is strong.
Attention is cross.
Attention speaks and stops the lot.
A - ten - sion.
A - ten - sion.
It keeps you on your toes.
A - ten - sion.
A - ten - sion.
It holds you on the edge.
It's quicker than that.
It's stronger than that.
An instant it can attack.
Stop what your doing
and listen to me,
it says with its eyes and teeth.
Stop what your thinking
and think like me,
important words will be.
A shock you reel.
A shock you feel,
because of its urgent appeal.
A sudden adjourn.
A sudden discern,
you feel it hot, it burns.....
Attention
doesn't
care.
Attention
isn't
a
teddy bear.
Attention
isn't
slow.
Attention
isn't
square.
Attention
isn't
smooth or
fluffy to hold.
Attention is nothing to mould.
Attention instead can scold.
Attention is dangerous
careless,
captivating
bold.
be
careful what it knows.
be
careful where it goes.
be
careful where it's meant.
and
use it like its gold.
Copyright © Steve Tomlin | Year Posted 2016
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