Do Better Tomorrow… Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Finally it has happened - fell asleep at work
snoring loudly, luckily no work on my desk
but today I failed myself, normally I'm strong
enough to walk or go to a restaurant - and
today I was so somnolent all self-discipline
failed - when falling asleep in French class
I fell forwards and woke up immediately

My positive Internet site says we are free to
dream of things or experiences we want, so
what experience am I dreaming about? Ah,
yes, unconditional love, the ability to give &
receive it - it's an eternal dream coming in
so many variations, I can dream it forever,
stories about protagonists who find spiritual

And mental growth without gossip as its main
plot ending in fear: my life orbits around all the
uplifting books and gurus who explain that we
are free to determine how we live our lives -
happy or depressed… this is where I'll end
feeling drowsiness still advancing, I'd better
start walking to be happily awake, hoping

That I shall do better tomorrow…