09-28-2016, 01:56 AM
Learning to swim (the hard way)
Why are you dressed like a ring master?
my brother just smiles
and cracks his whip.
I have donned my flame proof underpants
pulled tight the chin strap on my skull cap
and climbed inside his cannon,
my protests are muffle
by the hand that lights the fuse.
The drums roll and in a sequined flash
I glisten across the sawdust ring
to land in just four foot of water
skipping like a rock, just one plop.
Underneath I squirm like an escapologist
bubbles build and break the tension
handcuffs open as I snatch for air,
survival thrashing in my arms and legs.
The microphone clicks and feeds back
"I told him he could swim"
shouts the ring master with his grin.
And even though I paint a frown
the mirrored lights reveal my clown.
Why are you dressed like a ring master?
my brother just smiles
and cracks his whip.
I have donned my flame proof underpants
pulled tight the chin strap on my skull cap
and climbed inside his cannon,
my protests are muffle
by the hand that lights the fuse.
The drums roll and in a sequined flash
I glisten across the sawdust ring
to land in just four foot of water
skipping like a rock, just one plop.
Underneath I squirm like an escapologist
bubbles build and break the tension
handcuffs open as I snatch for air,
survival thrashing in my arms and legs.
The microphone clicks and feeds back
"I told him he could swim"
shouts the ring master with his grin.
And even though I paint a frown
the mirrored lights reveal my clown.
(09-28-2016, 01:46 AM)Quixilated Wrote: I know right!?????!!!!! I still eat peanut butter ... but sometimes I wonder if those little flecks are mouse parts.Ha ha the poem is excellent, really well done
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