Best Poems Written by Katie Francis

No Room

They sat at the top of the jungle gym.
“No room” they always said to anyone who dared approach the top.
Everyone could see there was a spot left
But apparently they didn’t
I always sat one rung below them.
I never was quite on their level.
When I tried getting back up there with them but they just lovingly screamed “no room” at me until I backed down.
They never pushed me down but they always forced me down. 
I saw many people try to climb up but no one ever succeeded.
One girl was able to stay at my level.
Apparently she didn’t think there was room at our level for two so she forced me down.
Instead of going down a level waiting to be forced down another level, I just climbed off and looked for another jungle gym to climb.

Copyright © Katie Francis | Year Posted 2016