My Personal Geography

around me

a scrappy mess

that was less messy last week,

but already needs re-organizing

on me

my non-school uniform:

jeans and a long-sleeved Gap tee

to the left

the flailing limbs

of the mechanized Halloween spider

that drops from the ceiling fan

whenever someone claps

(or sneezes, coughs, laughs too loudly, drops the remote,

or barks, as the dog and I just found out)

to the right

afternoon sun glinting off the trees

tricycle wheels grinding on the gravel

neighbors catching up after a long day

above me

a roof,

but beyond that,

an open blue sky

below me

a cowering dog

who will not be barking again

any time soon

behind me

two layouts

that I completed today

for Lily Bee

ahead of me

a computer screen

and lots of ungraded papers

and thus, a loooong night

within me

the ability to refocus

and get back to work

despite the very (very) strong temptation

to procrastinate

(as evidenced by this blog post)