John Lawless Poet Free verse

The Keyboard Trembles

I sit
Fingers poised
The keyboard trembles

IT waits
Secretly spying
Anticipating
My words

Incontinently alliterative
Dashing ahead
Stalking
Hesitant fingertips

IT is helpless
In the battle
To outwit the witless

IT is a mimic
A naked mime
Seeking a voice
A barefoot tap dancer
Lacking a heel toe rhythm

That I
A poet
Dare to challenge

As I sit
Fingers poised
Caressing the keyboard

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sara Etgen-Baker September 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM personifying the keyboarde = priceless

Natasha L Scragg September 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM This is cool. Excellent personification of the keyboard and its anticipation of tapping fingers. Liking the perspective you have given this. Also the play on words with IT. ⌨️☺️