I have never
ever been a skylarker,
have you?
I think it would take
a bit of engineering
to come up with a gimmick or two.
I believe the term, rather, is skylarking
but I wonder if it can become a title too?
Or a role,
like the Joker or the Prankster
or is it just whimsical fun?
requiring no skill or gumption.
It prompts me to ponder
alternate universes
or realities;
other paths
my life could have taken —
Would I have been
wonder woman
wild on a stand-up stage?
A doctor,
or a nurse?
Breaking off death's curse!
Could I have been
a circus performer
Or would that have
concluded in a hearse?
I will stick, for now,
with poetry, and prayers,
and promises of life beyond how —
that's a trick worth playing!
Jun 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM UTC
I have never
ever been a skylarker,
have you?
I think it would take
a bit of engineering
to come up with a gimmick or two.
I believe the term, rather, is skylarking
but I wonder if it can become a title too?
Or a role,
like the Joker or the Prankster
or is it just whimsical fun?
requiring no skill or gumption.
It prompts me to ponder
alternate universes
or realities;
other paths
my life could have taken —
Would I have been
wonder woman
wild on a stand-up stage?
A doctor,
or a nurse?
Breaking off death's curse!
Could I have been
a circus performer
Or would that have
concluded in a hearse?
I will stick, for now,
with poetry, and prayers,
and promises of life beyond how —
that's a trick worth playing!
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