(147) Song Song Go Away! Poem by Risha Ahmed (12 yrs)

A stupid song plays inside my head
When I try to write a poem
It pushes back all the thoughts and lines
It clutters up my mind with foam
It’s always a song that I dislike
Probably what my sister was listening to on TV
And now the contagious song bug
Has been passed from her to me
My head is going round and round
Oh god! Please stop now
The song in my head is so loud
It makes me want to say ow!
You want me to write a poem?
Do my homework? Write an essay?
I’m sorry I can’t help you until
The song in my head goes away
It clings to you like a hairnet
And doesn’t let go till the next day
When another song drops by your head for a visit
Mind you, it’s not there just to say hey!
It means to play itself again and again
Till you are completely under its power
And it will grow so loud and painful
It’ll drive you up the tower
What’s the point, I just can’t concentrate
I am unable to write anything
I might as well give up
And listen to my head sing.