Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Punctuality

I hate being late. YES, being late.

It’s one thing I cannot abide.

I’d rather be an hour early

Than to be one minute slow.

 

Although I know

The hurly-burly of

This hurry scurry world can

Force delays,

Spread dismay,

Even lead to seeds of woe. 

 

Seldom are there fair excuses

To recuse such slack convention.

Just a sad habituation,

One of seven deadly sins.

 

Quick to offer self-defense when

Faced with fussy admonition.

Spry with jives and whys and wherefores

Ere the reprimands begin. 

 

Difficult to comprehend

Or hold a grain of empathy

For those who pose and thumb their nose

At hints of punctuality.

 

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