Notes About The Poem

Factoring

There’s a feeling called
the drifting force
that makes you want
to shift your course
and find a better vector
on boring study nights.

They’re so many things
a girl starts missing,
like hugging, dancing
and oh, yes kissing,
when she lets a dry syllabus
control her life.

After several hours
of intensive reading,
your intuition is that
what you’re needing,
is something we’ll
politely call ‘delights’.

But you make the almost
painful choice
and factor out your inner voice
and you pick up yet another book
and not a boy,
because, you see - it’s really
a necessity, not a choice.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Gondolf Avatar
September 17, 2023 at 10:03 AM
Sounds like you are desperately needing a small break...where is Peter when you need him the most...
Gondolf Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 2:09 PM
You have to ask???
Vionet Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Well, it’s not like Peter can read my pages, do my labs, homework or my volunteer hours. Hey, what are BFs good for anyway??
Situation Avatar
September 14, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Love is as love does. And romance helps.
Vionet Avatar
September 15, 2023 at 9:27 AM
It does!
Faulkner Avatar
September 13, 2023 at 5:11 PM
I just love your last stanza, yes for me books are a necessity, not a choice, and far more fulfilling than some silly boy :)
Vionet Avatar
September 13, 2023 at 7:49 PM
This is university coursework, not reading for fun. Boys definitely have their place. =]
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