So you made a mistake
that you’d rather not talk about.
Perhaps, you think I’ll turn
my back on you and then run out?
So you made a mistake
that you’d rather not talk about.
Perhaps, you think I’ll turn
my back on you and then run out?
So, sorry if this is crude.
I have totally lost my strut
you see, I feel sorta like
I have been punched in the gut.
Some things in life
we need to hold onto tight
with white knuckles
even through the darkest night.
Oh, woest me –
I can’t believe it’s already here.
Oh, dearest me –
it’s the second worst day of the year.
The rug was pulled out
pulled out from under me I say.
The force was so hard
so hard it took my breath away.
I knew what I wanted to say today but I’ve been experiencing a bit of a brain fog (not to be confused with a brain cloud -pardon the nod to Joe Versus the Volcano). So here are two efforts from today. You be the judge which one is better (if there is, in fact, a winner).
The apple high in the apple tree
was always looking down –
way down, even past the green leaves
all the way to the ground.
I was born to goodly parents –
I know I have been told.
Excellent but not quite perfect –
almost as good as gold.