Middle Earth

MIDDLE EARTH I see the gaping maw approaching ivory white saliva covered teeth slobbering over red gums tongue lolling about reaching for my face. Knees!! Dammit!!! Knees!! God are there some ugly knees rippled, dimpled, dumpling shaped sticking through the holes in new jeans smiling at me. Butts!! Posteriors!! Cheek-sets!! Bumping and bouncing a constant “cha-cha-cha” rippling tide afloat in yoga pants spandex containment seeking release. Table bottoms….gawd-a-mighty therapy….yes!!…I’ll need therapy Don’t let me touch that stuff!!! Better yet….stop sticking whatever under the tables. I see crotches…grabbed by men….not playing baseball just …. just….damn….more therapy and women in spray painted “body clinging” fashion art. I see other kids…in strollers at the edge of shock unprepared for what awaits them around the corner just down the block. 9/1/2015 submitted to – Through the eyes of a child – Poetry Contest