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By the guppy Submitted by the guppy Date: 2002 Jan 18 Comment on this Work [[2002.01.18.03.20.24980]] |
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i squeak as a tennis shoe loud proud without cracks though ravens peck at the heart of me are you proud of me? i was before the mirror before the furies set in guarded by betterness, bitterness, and doubt before the walls of sin i squeaked as loud as them all and i squirm now afraid to fall and afraid to flap for fear of dodging the ball or bruising the neck i confide in i bite tenderly and hope i'm known at least as a shadow at most as a dawn i know deep down that i'm calling for help on a line that is busy and just hoping to hear something more than beep beep beep beep please respond in an agile moment i will if my leftfootedness captures me, i won't but, i'll try god knows, i'll try to carry on |