as a rubber band
wrapped around my hand
digging deep into the skin
cutting off circulation

I’m stretched
as cherry glossy taffy
bubbled and buttered
that’s why I’m daffy
the ingredients in the mix
turned me into this

I’m stretched
out as a sheet
I have wrinkles
no pleats
I’m tossed on
and pulled
soiled in
and spilled

I'm stretched
as a fisherman's net
that's why I catch
all that lands
in the strands

I’m stretched
of my imagination
I turn snowflakes into stars
eat them as candy bars
so, I’m lit
as of now I haven’t quit