taken

thirty-three.

that's how many meanings there are for the verb "taken".

too bad that isn't the number of how many things we should be taken with.

i know a foolish girl. she's taken with a boy.

i know a grandma. she's taken by a serious nicotine addiction.

i know a pastor. he was taken with a woman other than his wife.

and even though i haven't had an affair, or an obnoxious obsession with a boy, or a problem with smoking, i'm taken with things everyday.

music. friends. school. internet. sleep.

and yet there's only one worth being taken with.