angry, agitated, annoyed

His mother howled like a banshee

But the boy still couldn’t pay attention

He was distracted by the wily, white noise

cars passing

machines humming

clock ticking

dogs barking

Wily, white noise begging him to sleep

angry, agitated, annoyed

It was just too hard

Impossible, really

So he watched the patterns of light spread like a spider’s silk web over the ceiling

The boy wanted his work to be done

But did not want to do it

One more sentence, said the tired Mom

But the boy closed his ears

angry, agitated, annoyed

The poor unfinished poem