Why do I drop a soapy dish
at that plaintive mewl?
Why do I lean a shaky ladder
against logic and experience?
Why is that ladder way too short
to reach you?
Why do I call 9-1-1
to rouse the firefighters?
By the time the ladder
on that red truck is ready,
you’ll be off the roof.
Again.
published on Contemplate
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