Never Poke a Sleeping Bear
never poke a sleeping bear
he may be playing possum
waiting to turn you into
a morning snack quite awesome
who can calculate
the cost of any scratch
without putting a value on
the itch it has to match
could one hand do it all alone
or must it join the other
to match the width and breadth
of the itch it has to cover
or a cautious rub against a tree
out of sight, no one can see
with ooows, and oooohs, and moaning ahhhhs
that send the walkers to their cars
and then there is
that little itch
it can’t be reached
ain’t it a *itch
John G. Lawless
©3/4/2022
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2022
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