Inanimate Objects

Have you ever had this happen to you? You're walking along, minding your business When a pole leaps out in front of you Rattles your brain leaving you senseless Inanimate objects aren't so inanimate It seems they have a mind of their own You're strolling along when a boulder appears Stub your toe and it hurts to the bone Sometimes when your patio doors are clean It's just like there's no glass at all With a confident stride, you walk into them Smash your nose and you try not to bawl You're running for a bus and then it happens You slip on a discarded banana peel You wind up with your bum high in the air Doing some acrobatic cartwheels You wonder how these inanimate objects Seem to know the right time to attack It happens when you surely least expect it And your wheels come right off the track! ©Jack Ellison 2012