By Stephen Philip Druce
PROMPT — The way I see it ...
Trapped and hitched
or single and ditched -
either way it's bad,
coupled and chained
or rejected and shamed,
don't wish what you
could have had,
too short, too tall,
too great or small,
too young, too old,
too hot or cold,
too fat, too lean,
too dirty or clean,
too soft, too tough,
too smooth or rough,
trapped and hitched
or single and ditched -
either way it's bad,
coupled and chained
or rejected and shamed,
don't wish what you
could have had,
too high, too low,
too fast or slow,
too soon, too late,
too crooked or straight,
too flat, too curved,
too loose or reserved,
too sharp, too blunt,
too guarded or upfront,
trapped and hitched
or single and ditched -
either way it's bad,
coupled and chained
or rejected and shamed,
don't wish what you
could have had,
too distant, too close,
too proper or gross,
too bald, too hairy,
too scared or too scary,
too complex, too plain,
too active or lame,
too sour, too sweet,
untidy or neat,
trapped and hitched
or single and ditched -
either way it's bad,
coupled and chained
or rejected and shamed,
don't wish what
you could have had,
too shallow, too deep,
too pricey, too cheap,
too safe, too wild,
too bland or styled,
too dull, too shiny,
too pleased or whiney,
too normal, too crazy,
working or lazy,
trapped and hitched
or single and ditched -
either way it's bad,
coupled and chained
or rejected and shamed,
don't wish what you
could have had.
Stephen Philip Druce is a poet from Shrewsbury in the UK. He is published in magazines in the UK, the USA, India, Hungary, Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. Stephen has also written for London theater plays and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
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