Why Not?
Why not come out of your shell,
breaking that hermit spell,
where the wallflower sits alone
without any backbone?
Contest the contests
without any further protests.
Find yourself at the end of the pier,
on the sunny side of despair,
casting a line into the belly of the beast,
letting that pent-up jelly on being released.
Your backbone will thank you.
There might even be a bounce in your shoes.
So why not untie the knot?
Because when I connect the dots, I win squat.
Everyone else wins a rose,
I get ... "la de da la de da"...the hose.
I’m tired of being disposed,
so this case (head?) should be closed.
This entry ... "la de da la de da"... was a dash,
But now it has hit the trash.
connie pachecho
12/16/25
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