John Lawless Poet Free verse

Diaper Rash

DIAPER RASH

They took me out again
on a short leash
bag ready
just in case.

I had been trained
not to go
in the house,
to be subservient
to my masters,

repeat only
what I’d
been taught

regurgitate
the answers
sought.

They taught
I learned
by rote
and then……

they removed
the diaper
shook out all
my errant
thoughts,
patted my head,
let me
off leash.

I cleansed
my backside palate
“WHAT A LOAD!”
I fled - still flee -
the tortures that remain
lodged in my head.


John G. Lawless
4/5/2018

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Jan Allison April 7, 2018 at 6:04 AM sure made me smile John!:-) hugs jan xx John Lawless April 11, 2018 at 2:17 PM thanks Jan, I kinda liked the metaphor as the muse stepped in it....

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 5, 2018 at 1:09 PM My brain loved this :) John Lawless April 11, 2018 at 2:15 PM Well, Maureen, I have been accused of having the occasional "Brain fart".