And if you dream, they call it procrastination,
Which is bad, they say. You lose all, wasting time.
Yet think of all the good I did, putting off
The adventures that could kill me. I would have died of a cough
Had I been ambitious about smoking, a habit I adore,
But I was lazy. I paused. I was too late to open the store;
For then there would be customers. Like an extra pet
Who pees in defense against the other one. Affection will cause you trouble yet.
All my plans backfired when I was scheming.
The best thing that happened to me
Happened when I was looking away dreamily.
I’ve saved myself many times from love, by dreaming.
I’m glad I slept. Otherwise I would have met you,
Who would have broke my heart—dreaming was the better thing to do.
Here’s a list (on your phone) of every attraction
You possess. (A long list.) That’s why I took no action.
