clumsy
that's me all over
i can trip
over something
like a dip in the ground
or over absolutely
nothing at all
when i least expect it
i'll trip
*twinkletoes*
landing in an embarrassed
heap
feeling my cheeks turn redder
than red
especially if someone
sees me fall
*how embarrassing*
you never see anyone
get up
so fast in your life
*did someone see that*
are you all right
*whaddaya think??*
like today
at work
i tripped and fell
TWICE
stupid slick floor
shoes are *supposed* to be
non skid
the company that made these
non skid shoes
lied
'cause i sliiiid
non skid my foot
busted my yo-yo
*that's gonna leave a mark*
once i fell under a bus
really
i was catching a bus
in an ice storm
a trip that normally took
twenty minutes
took over an hour and a half
sliiiiiiding all over
the road
*thought we were gonna buy it*
when the driver got to my
stop
i asked him to please wait
until i got off
up onto the sidewalk before
he drove away
the cane i was using
slipped
*twinkletoes*
right under the bus
whaddaya doin' under there
the bus driver asked
whaddaya think i'm doin'
checkin' your brakes
like i said i can
trip
over nothin' at all
danged nerve damage
sometimes causes my foot to drag
unexpectedly
i call it "hooking my foot"
there i'll be
goin' along at a good clip
suddenly
*twinkletoes*
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Reviews of "twinkletoes*"
Reviewed by Dove (Reader)
Reviewed on April 11, 2003
he he he...
Reviewed by Jacqueline VanZandbeek (Reader)
Reviewed on March 24, 2003
Well now, what great humour you have. Glad you can laugh at yourself. Keep laughing, it is the only way through this life we have been given. Great job on this write. I had a good laugh. Be careful and watch out for the buses.
Karla, being a person who is so graceful I can trip over the painted line on a basketball court, I know where you're coming from. That's why I never even considered naming my daughter GRACE. Love the poem, my cane is purple, what color is yours?
Reviewed by Cathy Montgomery (Reader)
Reviewed on March 23, 2003
Love the way you turned it all around and used it for a write to make the reader smile and understand, too. Now...that takes real talent and heart!!
Reviewed by Ron (sketchman) Axelson (Reader)
Reviewed on March 23, 2003
Be careful now.
Funny how we look around to see
if anyone seen us fall?
Oh yes, I have tripped before...
i know how you feel. i am not exactly miss graceful myself! you know that just as well as i do! :) funny write about a not so funny situation! that's what i like about you! no, LOVE about you...you can laugh at yourself; and you have taught me to do the same! thanks! :) ((((HUGS)))) and love, your (graceful) twin, karen lynn. (((HUGS))) :)
Reviewed by the phantom pheonix (Reader)
Reviewed on March 23, 2003
hee hee this was so insanely twisted humor for its picking on you but in a funny way awesome job on this [poem
Farctured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part II satirizes popular children's stories into adult-oriented renditions. FFFF &FF, Part II is also available in Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble e-book formats.
Funny how we look around to see
if anyone seen us fall?
Oh yes, I have tripped before...
Reindeer
Love from one Twinkle toes to another
Chrissie xx
I like this style and you gave a vivid picture of using a cane. Bravo.
~E