THINKING CAP

By Doreen Yates

July 2007

I wake up in the morning
Open up my thinking cap
Otherwise known as the brain

Sometimes it behaves itself

But some days it drives me insane

If the sun shines and people are kind

It will be ok, and don’t mind

But if people shout, it cry’s for goodness sake

You are giving me a headache

It likes my poetry and most music I play

From Rock, Jazz to Classical it says

But Hip Hop and Rap it sometimes does frown

It usually gives that the old thumbs down

Some days it’s quick of the mark

Eager as the birds and up with the lark

Other days its got no get up and go

And makes me move so, well you know, slow

But today it seems its full of life and zest

Telling me get dressed and aim to look my best

Rushing today I am to catch the 9.00 train

Queues on platform, oh they are such a pain

Thinking cap says why not catch the 9.30 instead

Your interview’s at ten, no rush, slowly tread

Its right you know, I should listen to it more

Instead of stamping and flouncing that floor

Interview went well, thanks to my thinking cap

Saying calm down and don’t get yourself in a flap

Off to the shops now to see what I can buy

From grocery to clothes, have loads to get, oh my 

Thinking Cap says now steady on, slow down girl

Else you’ll get yourself in a dizz and a whirl

I take its advice, after all it is my brain

And today its done well and kept this girl sane

My wonderful thinking cap