Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

If I Had Sinuosity

If I had sinuosity I would ooze into corners
Touching them as gentle as a first kiss,
In a non-hurtful loving way, not tearing wallpaper
Or making a dent or flicking off paint.
I would slither my mercurial self around people’s conversations,
Silently, stealthily, meandering my melting body into a quiet place,
Observing them unperturbed.  If I had sinuosity I would wind myself
Into the unbeknownst inclusion of the unobserved.  
I would soon understand all of the misunderstandings, and I would try to help.
But people would be afraid of my slithering ways, so they would not listen.
I would be serpent-like, and feared, if I had sinuosity.

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Rhona Mcferran September 21, 2018 at 6:53 PM This is BRILLIANT!! You dictionary-poem-prompt strategy is definitely paying off! I love it! Rhona Mcferran September 22, 2018 at 12:34 AM I'm so sorry to hear that... :( I know the little sinuous guys are your friends! Caren Krutsinger September 21, 2018 at 8:37 PM I am really liking these new words, however, I may have accidentally invited a green water snake into my bathroom with this one, for this is where we caught him in a sticky trap. So sad!

M. L. Kiser September 21, 2018 at 5:48 PM What a great idea! An excellent piece; especially, "I would slither my mercurial self around people’s conversations, Silently, stealthily, meandering my melting body into a quiet place, Observing them unperturbed. " I do like that one. Caren Krutsinger September 21, 2018 at 8:38 PM I love to do it anyway. No one notices an old woman.