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A Cautionary Tale (Free verse) by Tman
Early in the morning I left my
Bed
With the either of sleep filling
my head
Trudging down to the kitchen
Table
A yawn and stretch was all I
was able
All the beauty of early
June
Was displayed in pale sunlight
outside my room
This house of my family in perfect
stillness sat
While I mulled the moment I
was at
It was just another day in lifes
routine
Where I was going
I'd already been
Sunshine on my shoulder, sleep in
my eyes
Sipping coffee I admire the
flys
Smoke in my hand I pull on it
deep
Now I'm a little more awake
then asleep
My old house murmers an apologetic
creak
As I lift my leg for a one cheek
sneak
Bearing down I let it
thunder
To late, to late, I realize my
blunder
Sunshine on my shoulder
fly on the wall
what was a routine morning
is now not at all
Oh dread and dismay, such a unpleasant
suprise
Seconds tick by as my anxieties
rise
I should have known better then to push
so hard so fast
In my carelessnes I have mistaken
liquid for gas
Regrets, regrets, I have more then a
few
For in truth it was folly that filled my
pants with this goo
Alone in these moments I sit here and
think
And wish to pass on this wisdom as I bathe
in my stink
"Push gentle in the morning when you first
test your bowel"
For now I must rise and make a mess of
a towel
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