"Skim Reading"

What am I doing
Sitting at a table
Murmour of strangers
In the background
As I yawn
Wait for the clock
To tick tock
And complete its hourly circle
Until the next one
Just as slow.
Pretending I am interested in
The book I skim read
As fast as slow time allows.
What is it with me?
Scared I may miss
That tiny bit of inspiration
On the last page but one?
Pull yourself together, man!
If there's no enjoyment
Give it up
And choose another.
If anyone should understand
The concept of borrowing
Library books...
It should be me!

Dulwich Poet 17th November 2013

(I have this annoying habit of borrowing boos from the poetry library, and trying to finish each one, even if I'm not particularly enjoying it...in my head I think I might miss something that might inspire me to write one myself...)