I Was Truant Poem by Richard Jarboe

I Was Truant



This time I almost cared, but I couldn't,
This time I almost dared, but I didn't,
I couldn't get my body on track,
Couldn't get the monkey off my back,
This time I almost tried, but I was truant.

Richard Jarboe
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: laziness
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