SMART THINGS MOMS SAY
Don’t skip breakfast,
you are likely to slip into a mood,
some past feeling may erupt,
directed at someone or some thing,
in the foreground of today.
Two eggs and a piece of whole wheat toast,
or maybe some ramen with smoked fish flakes—
whatever it is, whatever it takes
eat some breakfast and don’t be a butt.
Some people don’t have any breakfast at all.
IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR GOOD IDEAS
In the waiting room for good ideas,
things can go a number of ways.
Wait too long and an idea can turn into an old magazine
piled on a table with other old magazines.
Jump too soon and hard light can kill it.
It’s best to plan a few hopeful steps in advance
and leave out the side door.
There’s another sad thing that can happen—
losing hope in the idea of any new ideas at all.
In which case, the doctor will see you now.