i should be doing homework

i should be doing my assignments

i have an essay to write

i’m so behind

i’m falling further behind

but i’m stuck

i can’t move

i’m stuck in the past

i’m stuck in the future

stuck everywhere but where i need to be

everyone moves around me

while i freeze

unable to continue

for if i never try

surely i’ll never fail

but then i think

perhaps the greatest failing

is to never try at all

so i close my eyes

i take a deep breath

i pick up my pen

and i get to work