Two Poems by Nausheen Eusuf
Advice for Slackers
Papers on Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Donne?Easy enough: a Google search reveals
a thousand hits, a cornucopia
from which to sample, borrow, steal.
For context, go to Wikipedia.
Just paraphrase to conceal your little caper.
Add a cover page, submit your paper.
Now that you're done: go out, relax, have fun. But if you're caught, feign shock and disbelief
at the strange resemblance your paper bears
to some unseemly site. If you still get an F
and must repeat the course--well, here's
to better luck. Old habits are hard to shake,
but next time, don't repeat the same mistake.
Where The Heart Is
Home is where the plants look up,the floors shine and curtains rustle
when they hear you turn the key. Home is where the walls proudly array
your birthdays, schoolmates, parents
and friends, knowing no perfection better than your first trembling steps
or the awkward letters with which
you learned to spell your name. Home is where the breeze enters
and lingers in rooms that miss
the footsteps that will not return. Home is where someone waits
for you when you are gone;
or failing that, it waits alone.
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