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.