Balance

It may be possible to hit your groove
With everyone around you making noise,
But if you get distracted by your toys
And how they whirled swiftly whenever you've
Earned time to waffle, how can you improve
Your febrile concentration and your poise?
You'd rather be out drinking with the boys
Than keeping watch, and practising your move.

The spinning figures and the top that whirls
Aren't keeping you from managing your best,
And life is more than nothing but a test.
Yes, it's a test, but so are Maggie's curls.
Did all those tender feelings for the girls
Knock you off balance? Was this ill-expressed?