Taunt cats at the zoo.
You are the head. Tell
the joke
about black and white and red.
(Embarrassed) I
shake our tail.
Rattle the cage with our hind legs.
They pace. Look at
us.
A sandwich. Chain
gang of two.
Bow their heads. (Say
grace)
by his stripes we are healed.
Warning sign. Loose
letters.
Beyond this: the
point of no return.
(Without our glasses) squinting
gets us nowhere. And everywhere.
We wear a zebra suit.
Share some striped pajamas.
Share some striped pajamas.
tk/August 2014
Charming read by R.A.D. Stainforth...ever so slight smile at the end...
A zebra suit!! that would be amusing!!
ReplyDeleteStriking, forceful, rather moving...
ReplyDeleteI really, really loved this poem. It made me smile, but it also has a wistful quality to it.
ReplyDeleteI'm ranking this one near the top of my all time favorite Tess poems! (maybe the very top)
ReplyDeleteLife lived from within a Zebra suit, could heal many woes!
ReplyDeleteHehehe! I have to comment on your current moon photo! Mona Lisa never looked better!
ReplyDeleteWow, Tess...love how playful zebra suit gradually zoom to turn in pajama with stripes....omg
ReplyDelete"by his stripes we are healed." Amén to that dance.
ReplyDeleteGood one Tess, the striped pajamas is an interesting image, prison in a different form isn't it.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and funny at the same time.
ReplyDeleteA veritable kaleidoscope of words - shake them up and get a different picture...
ReplyDeleteAn intriguing piece. I enjoyed reading it. :)
ReplyDeleteYes that zebra suit has other things to offer. Now were you the zebra in PJ's or the meal? Love the squinting I know what it's like.Love this Tess playful like a lot of your talented work. <3
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the poem as usual, but what is RAD trying to do with his image!? Such eccentrics are rare, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteA prison for all our minds .....
ReplyDeleteI’ll never see a zebra in the same light again! Thought-provoking.
ReplyDeletewe share stripped pajamas behind the bars that hold us back..
ReplyDeleteA zebra suit . . . .gosh I would never have imagined that!
ReplyDeleteThis prompt certainly got our cerebral hemispheres working in overdrive . . . . lol
A very unique and intriguing write Tess...and as always recited wonderfully by RAD.
ReplyDeleteSo true, we are inhuman beings in human form.
ReplyDeleteOh Tess... you are delightful. Love and Light, S
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