Feeble Little Mudskipper
In alternating bad attempts;
To reach a puddle of regret.
A bathing suit of scales he weighs;
His mouth a circle of dismay.
Flip flop he fumbles back and forth;
A feeble wish he will retort.
A final honourable sway;
A gulping down of water may,
Entice a drama too excite,
Enough to one more time ignite,
A jerk of flesh, elliptic course;
Too infantile to sense remorse.
To land within a puddles’ shallow;
Missed the creek, forget the paddle.
Copyright © Tammy Armstrong | Year Posted 2006
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