i'm busy right now.
mom don't bring me food.
dad don't barge into my room.
i'm busy right now.
mom don't ask me how my day was.
dad don't try to make conversation.
i'm busy right now.
mom don't tell me about good morals.
dad don't say i'm not acting normal.
i'm busy right now.
mom I have no time to talk.
dad stop reminding me to look at the clock.
i'm busy right now.
mom go mind your own business.
dad i don't care that it's Christmas.
i'm busy right now.
mom why are you still here.
just go downstairs to shed your tears.
i'm busy right now.
dad stop coming in.
go mind crying mom in the kitchen.
i'm busy right now.
so i won't say i'm sorry.
because i wasn't in the wrong, mommy.
i'm busy right now.
just stop bothering me.
stay outside and leave me be.
i'm busy right now.
mom?
dad?
i'm busy right now.
no one answered.
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Gone was time • poetry collection
PoetryYou don't see it. You don't hear it. You don't feel it. Quietly, it creeps away like a sinful thief, stealing all your moments, your months, your memories and gone was time. More often than not, many of us don't fully comprehend the weight a moment...
