Thursday, January 26, 2023

the nutcracker suite

the first
thing i do at a large
gathering,
a party of some sort
is to find
the exit, the way out.
the red sign blinking,
the back door,
an open window.
i begin to sweat
as i smile politely 
and move like a ballet
dancer 
through the loud room, 
ready to pirouette
and leap
and be free
at the first opportunity.

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