Time to Write a Poem

April 14 Not Yet!

Stepping on to the scale
I've gained another pound
I can't allow myself to fail
this quest to which I'm bound.

Today I'll get back on track
I'll plan and take control
find tasty healthy snacks
instead of a mindless troll.

I say that each and every day
with all good intentions set.
Then life gets in the way,
stress and boredom say, "not yet"

Without mind and body both involved,
this weighted problem 's never solved.
                             ~~Judi Van Gorder

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Verse Form: Shakespearean Sonnet in tetrameter
Prompt: "break", a sonnet "April 14 poem--"break" a sonnet somehow"