Schedules, routines, an end to a means,
a day planned out minute by minute.
Productive, stressed, your planner would suggest,
but the day’s not so bad while you’re in it.
Trying new things, the joy that it brings,
but relying on feelings of comfort.
Growing is good, and happen it should,
but only with a familiar buffer.
But the world’s burning down, no buffer around,
and each day we lose a bit more.
We beg and we plead, and wish to be freed,
to return to the lives we adore.
We want the mundane, to go with the grain,
we reach and reach but can’t grab it.
We hope an ordinary day is not too far away,
because humans are creatures of habit.
English 110 Honors Spring 2020 
To start with, I really enjoyed reading this, as well as your picture (in which I find too relatable at the moment). What really caught me was your final two lines, solely because of how true it is. I, and those around me, crave a “normal day,” especially after having an atypical Easter. I believe that we take a lot of things for granted in life, one of them having just ordinary days. I hope that we all learn to appreciate all aspects of life just a little bit more we go back to having “normal days.” Amazing work 🙂
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I found myself laughing a bit when I say your picture; it’s one of my favorite meme templates and was unfortunately relatable. Your poem hits deep with the message that humans prefer the mundane and normal compared to change. In this case, you mention the case of the world burning down and how we wish for a normal day. I think everyone can immediately empathize with that feeling. I also really like the flow of the poem. Nice job!
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Both the title of your poem and the meme caught my attention as I was reading through all of the blog posts. I really like the last line of your poem, “because humans are creatures of habit,” and the fact that you chose to make that line your title. I also like how the rhyme scheme throughout makes the poem feel lighter in a way even though the topic is anything but. I can definitely relate to wanting my life to return to normal and to be able to freely go places. I really enjoyed reading this!
– Sydney Rubin
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