The Rule of Nines

The Rule of Nines
Wins all the time
If I could remember what it was
I would always be on time
But instead I try to figure
if it is and what could be
And generally speaking
that just slows me down and gets me
worried and spinning
driven by centrifugal force
that puts me off center
from where I supposed to be
looking for the outside answers
instead of inside of me.