When I Thought and Thought

In class so quietly I sat Solving the math I had Everybody writing Some people answering My back paining me My body deceiving me While I took a scrap book out And used a pencil I had To write this poem While I wrote I thought Of life & afterlife Heaven & hell Health & sickness While my back hurts me like hell I thought and thought I awaited my destiny, my faith My love towards others & All of my hate My duty towards life My responsibility my sisters await I thought about mom, about dad About love I filled my head with desires With sacrifices I want to make With responsibilities I have to take While I wrote and wrote And my heart pounded like it was in a race I said oh God oh mighty lord Forgive me And my pencil dropped off my hand, and I in memories & wonders fell…