Insouciant
Some phrases raid
a vacant page
so unprepared
yet unafraid
with anxious arms
and boisterous voice
such spectacles
ungainly legs
bounding over
periods
stumbling under
question marks
toppling
exclamation points
like kids dropped off
at candy shop
s
or tykes invading
circus tents
or youngsters
rushing through a mall
to game the new arcade
or hoodlums
storming
playgrounds
free
insouciant
inside their spree
content to run
without a clue
and limp back home
all black and blue.
Insouciant © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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Benjamin Franklin quote (in failing to prepare, preparing to fail) challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2747596-Quote-prompt-25-plus-words
Submitted: May 1, 2020