May 16, 2025
More in Only In The Eyes of the Beholder Twist in the Wind
I fell, broke my wrist I had surgery, and I was a dumbass for being on the ladder in the wind with no one holding it.
35 mph winds Rattle tree limbs Whisk away water spray From Power spray window cleanse
Eight foot A frame ladder Clambored to stream dormer dog houses Wish washing away dirty remnants
Multiple water falls expose Gutters debris filled Rubbish hidden from view
Simpleton climbs higher Trash clearing fantasy And no ladder holder
Go one step higher Click yes or no Shoulda clicked no
As Wind Twist rotate and tipple Fall from grace
Splattering hard Knocked glasses askew Joint crooked
Stagger door opens In shock announces "I think I'm hurt"
Doctor's office drive fumes Professional mouth's spews "It appears broken" While signing A wrong handed xray order
I Twist in discomfort As the ladder that turned and wind gusts disturbed Stasis of comfort consumed
And I am angry at my own stupidity
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1- Anstey
on June 6 2008
first of all, I've missed ya Kee! Second of all, I love the story of this. Your frustration and irritation are clear - and I think that alone makes this fun to read through. However, I do think as a whole it needs some tightening. There are bits of editorializing in the final two stanzas and redundancy that could be pared down to strengthen the piece as a whole. You might also want to take care with your verbs in S1 - keep them as present and powerful as possibe. For example - in the first stanza why whisking instead of whisk, cleansing instead of cleanse?
I also wondered Why 'Intellectual Simpleton' instead of just simpleton?
Good stuff Kee, glad to see you around.