Reach Completion

Things unfinished I hate to leave

If I do not complete what I’ve started, I believe

That my precious time has gone down the drain

I take up short projects, that rarely unfinished remain

Even when a film or a book seems to be dragging on

I stick with it, long after the excitement has gone

I do keep hoping for a surprise twist at the end

Either way, I watch or read as long as the story extends

If I am studying for a test, I rarely stop before

The entire material I have tried to store

In my fickle memory, I fight the urge to rest

Before I have combed through the syllabus of my test

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I paint on small canvases, because I do not possess

The patience to spend days on artwork, I want to be done in six hours or less

And once I have begun, I make sure it is completed the same day

Even if fine details end up being taken away

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I write short verses for the same reason, instead of prose

I start with a conflict and with a resolution close

My verse is complete within an hour or two

And the next day I can begin anew