Poem 30: Schedules

School is the first schedule that most of us have to adhere

A regiment you follow from Pre K to your final year

You knew when school started and you had to be on time

There were consequences to pay if you arrived after the chime

So from the age of four till the time I was eighteen

I was on this schedule, that’s how it was, that’s how it’s been

Graduation came and I thought “Freedom at last”

I can now go where I want, have me a blast

College was in the future so I will need some money to spend

After my first week off, I got a job tip from my best friend

Three weeks after school, I now had a job to go to

This would be the first paying job that I ever had to do

This meant however, that the freedom I relished had come to an end

Another schedule to follow, but I now had money to spend

Twenty one days of liberty was all that would appear

That summer job I took ended up being a career

Over thirty five years of work is what I would finally put in

Working the craziest hours there has ever been

Midnights, four to twelve and swing shifts just to name a few

Always working the weekends, that’s the job I chose to do

It was not until my last seven years where I had a day shift with weekends free

I can say I have few regrets, I have no one else to blame but me

So after retirement, I have the freedom I craved at last

The one thing that I relished for so much in the past

So now when I have to make appointments, I feel that it’s a crime

I’ll get to where I’m going to in my own sweet time

I now tape all my shows and watch them when I choose

Sit in front of the set to watch a live event? I will just refuse

I haven’t watched a sporting event live in quite a while

It’s just the way I roll, it’s my new formed style

I go where I want, when I want and seldom rush out the door

I’m going to enjoy my new flexibility like I never enjoyed it before

I purchased season tickets for our hockey team last year

If you are looking for me this winter, I will not appear

For some reason, having to be there at a certain time is not meant to be

The thought of having to be scheduled seems to get to me

I think over the years having to work all hours of the week

The thought of having to be somewhere is enough to make me shriek

I guess I should get some help with this peculiar problem of mine

Perhaps seek some medical help so I can say I’m fine

So who do I call for help with this affliction I created?

Do I need professional help? That can be debated

So let’s just keep this problem I have just between me and you

If I call someone’s office, you know what’s the first thing they’ll do

They will require me to be there at a time that they will slot

Let’s just forget the doctor, I have another thought

If you want to see me and ask me how I’ve been

Don’t make plans to see me, it’s better if you just drop in