Apr 2012
My nose scrunched
unsure of why my
monkey bars mother slapped
my curious nails
away
but I wanted,
but just, I want
to see what it looks like
underneath the deep red patches
it hurt when I saw the
___________ground___________
and
not
the
slippery
yellow
slide
hitting the mulch wasn't ever
part of the flight instructions, those were
written by the kid who never stops
p la y i ng ---------- t a g
catch me but you won't know what to do once
I'm It
I'll be sent to the bench for my carelessness
reckless of my attention
abandonment
then my nose will scrunch
when the centimeters of her ruler straight hand
slap away persistence
but but, just, I wanted
just wanted to
peek underneath
at all the soft loveliness
the fresh renewal
of skin that has never seen a bad day
unsure of why my
monkey bars mother slapped
my curious nails
away
but I wanted,
but just, I want
to see what it looks like
underneath the deep red patches
it hurt when I saw the
___________ground___________
and
not
the
slippery
yellow
slide
hitting the mulch wasn't ever
part of the flight instructions, those were
written by the kid who never stops
p la y i ng ---------- t a g
catch me but you won't know what to do once
I'm It
I'll be sent to the bench for my carelessness
reckless of my attention
abandonment
then my nose will scrunch
when the centimeters of her ruler straight hand
slap away persistence
but but, just, I wanted
just wanted to
peek underneath
at all the soft loveliness
the fresh renewal
of skin that has never seen a bad day
