Indolence Banished

This was written for someone I worked with for twenty years but not yet given.  She was one of the very few in whom I confided my consideration of driving off the bridge instead of completing the commute on occasion.  Those days are behind me, for good I hope.  I found her honest, opinionated and sometimes a pain in the ass.  I love her as a friend and owe a debt of gratitude.  The concept of the poem was inspired by Keats' "Ode on Indolence."  I was looking to see what Keats had written on the subject of youth and found indolence instead.  It was perfect for this other project, so I stole the idea.