Principles of Psychology

Crinkling curt words of discourse,
The finger flips and folds the furrowed page.
The unrelenting text blurs like hungry
Fog enveloping the unassuaged mind.

Principles of Psychology:
With crayoned lines embellished by students past,
No array of eccentric highlights
Could entreat the mind enough to hold fast
Against the weight of weary eyes.

Of the many battles fought
Whether in field or sea or psyche,
William James’s Principles
Could even fell the mighty.