Buck
Today has been a hard day of
Disappointments and frustrations
Nothing massive but each
Micro-aggression has stacked
On the plastic donkeys
Back in my own personal
Buckaroo
At any moment the slightest
Thing could cause me to
Pop
Fling plastic detritus
Across the table of my psyche
Instead I choose to stop
Let go and slowly
Remove the elastic band
That rigs the game
No more thoughts
Only the decision
To not think of things
And reason a way out
Put the toy back in the box
For another day
Thoughts
I’m trying to ensure that all the pictures on this site are mine. As a result I don’t have a copy of Buckaroo so here is a Kangaroo. Close enough eh?
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