I hate October
A/N: Something I wrote for my Survey of Asian American Literature class back in Fall 2009. It was a great class, and I really enjoyed it. We discussed literature written by Asian Americans, but our professor also gave us the opportunity to produce some of our own. The end of the semester, we hosted a reading event where some of us performed in front of an audience. We also came out with our own chapbook, too. This was the piece that I read out loud, although my chapbook submission was a short story. Poetry has always worked better as a medium for me than short stories or novels, even if I like writing those, too.
The inspiration for this piece comes from when I had a series of bad Octobers. Thankfully it has not been like that for a while now. Either way, I believe I have wised up to the fact that there are good days and bad days every month, even in October. Bonus points if you get the reference!
I hate October
I hate October.
Why?
I hate the changing weather,
The way it's hot one day,
Cold the next.
I don't know if I should wear a jacket or a skirt
Can't the skies make up their mind?
I hate the slump during school.
It's annoying,
It's a pain in the butt.
Damn it, it's only October?!
Can't it be December already? Or Thanksgiving at least?
So many midterms,
So many tests.
I want a break
It's all that's on my mind.
So what if we have Halloween?
It's at the end of the month!
The torture of waiting,
The final escape into being someone else for one night
If it were in the middle of October,
It'd be so much sweeter.
But no
It has to be the 31st
The Fates just like to laugh at us poor suffering humans.
And to top it off, we still have class!
Screw it, I want to ditch.
But most of all..
I hate the feelings associated with it
Every year something happens
The searing departures of loved ones
Being shut out
The fear
The uncertainty
Crying
Can't I have a happy October for once?
I hate October.
The inspiration for this piece comes from when I had a series of bad Octobers. Thankfully it has not been like that for a while now. Either way, I believe I have wised up to the fact that there are good days and bad days every month, even in October. Bonus points if you get the reference!
I hate October
I hate October.
Why?
I hate the changing weather,
The way it's hot one day,
Cold the next.
I don't know if I should wear a jacket or a skirt
Can't the skies make up their mind?
I hate the slump during school.
It's annoying,
It's a pain in the butt.
Damn it, it's only October?!
Can't it be December already? Or Thanksgiving at least?
So many midterms,
So many tests.
I want a break
It's all that's on my mind.
So what if we have Halloween?
It's at the end of the month!
The torture of waiting,
The final escape into being someone else for one night
If it were in the middle of October,
It'd be so much sweeter.
But no
It has to be the 31st
The Fates just like to laugh at us poor suffering humans.
And to top it off, we still have class!
Screw it, I want to ditch.
But most of all..
I hate the feelings associated with it
Every year something happens
The searing departures of loved ones
Being shut out
The fear
The uncertainty
Crying
Can't I have a happy October for once?
I hate October.