The escapril prompt for today – back to nature. I don’t feel like this measures up to everyone else’s amazing work, but here it is. I decided to incorporate my current emotions on having to study instead of taking the day off to walk around my city. Canadian cities are known for their beauty, and I want to take full advantage of living in one. Sadly, that’s going to have to wait.
Out The Window –
Textbooks lie scattered
Across my bedroom floor,
But I’m not looking at them.
There’s something that matters more
Out the window.
I envy the people on the boardwalk,
Walking with dogs and friends.
I’m jealous of the birds who proclaim
Winter is at it’s end.
The longer I keep looking,
The greener my eyes get
Until they match the pine trees
Where squirrels build their nests.
I sigh and turn the page,
Wishing I could feel the breeze
That makes the branches dance
Instead of earning my degree.
~ Essie
Essie Writes Poetry 