Author, Poet, Photographer
If you practice falling over
You can become quite skilled.
Avoiding knees grazed,
Elbows skinned.
Of course, when you begin
You must, first place your trust
In one who is prepared
To care enough
To pick the pieces up.
Eventually, you will become
Sufficiently adept, to fall for fun,
Even when attended by
Inept yet trying strangers.
You will however, quickly learn
The danger of
Their slow to catch concern.
And that, if you persist
In going down,
They’ll be delighted to
Assist your fall,
With all the force
Their lack of love
Can give the shove
Which puts you down
For good.
© James Rainsford