Designated Doodler

I was subbing at a local school last week and there was this sophomore kid complaining incessantly. He literally WOULD NOT stop talking... "We only get one week for spring break. But it's just enough time to forget everything that teachers expect you to remember. Spring break should be longer. Summer should be longer." My response: Did you know that once you're done with school you'll never get another spring break or summer break again? You'll just work and work and work until you die. Kid: Lesson? Adulting is hard. So take the advice below. Just do what your boss wants. Always keep an eye out for opportunities: Shop responsibly: Exercise regularly: Utilize all of your skills: Schedule your time wisely: Never run away from your responsibilities: Exercise patience at work: Always remain positive: Take care of your belongings/clothes: Be your own biggest supporter: ...

*My first attempt at a Sestina in two years so don't judge too harshly :P* Blue carpet tongues unfold Down the corridor I see in dreams Walls cool beneath my finger tips I search for you at the end of the hall Seven years late, I take my time Just a student late for Algebra Two I look, but never see you I should have turned when told But I love to love, I love to pine Love is never what it seems,  not in life, not in dreams, not at all Much like falling asleep, I slipped Your door is locked tight like lips Cold air breathes out the bottom, cuts through Beneath the wood that stands tall And even a hand so bold Can't tear at it's seams Open the door or move time No act of hand or heart could make you mine Get the lock to turn, the metal to click But such stories are fodder for dream screens So let the movie play, and get me back to the life in which I'm enrolled I should thank the orange and blue cinder block wall ...