Become A Machine Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Tonight I am worried about not knowing
what to worry about most, my computer’s
malfunction at the office on Friday, my twin
sis alone in the world - she says God shall
provide and I must trust that He will

My daughter’s exam - maths - tomorrow,
my anger when my son did not answer
his phone – being uncertain is the most
worrying thing of them all; I suspect that
early tomorrow morning I shall find

That I should have worried about my inability
to become a machine - computing numbers
and facts without any concern about what
life’s priorities should have been….