Stretched wires mind
when they snap
will I get replacements
or just have to learn how
to enjoy being unstrung.

Keep an eye out
for safe spots
each jump
a risked life
patience
might just reward you
with a path home.

Crafted for servitude
freed by happenstance
brought down by loyalty
a new kind of freedom is experienced.

Happily ever after

then what

nothing eternal joy

so they died

No no
I just wanted the story
to end in good spirits
if you must know
they lived more or less
happily ever after then they died
their kids did much the same.

A master photograph
shot by a master photographer
hangs on the wall
A thousand mundane words
turned into one haunting frame
though it does appear
to be a tad askew
I think it helps.

An old drunk
with a rusty pistol
took an age to the grave
probably for the best

my bad
I fritter my time away
with my head
buried in the sand
looking for clouds.