#777 – Trapeze

Trapeze
The hippo immediately regretted skipping practice.

Trapeze

Big Luther used to swing trapeze.
He’d double-back flip, dip, and fly
then swing above his audience
at least two-dozen stories high.

With muscles from his head to toe,
he dazzled us when he would flex,
and all the tricks that he’d perform
were dashing, daring, and complex.

Was Luther fast? Was Luther strong?
He was, but how his palms would sweat…
so Luther wasn’t good enough
to swing trapeze without a net.

Author: Samuel Kent

I'm a dad who wants to share his labor of love with the world. I also happen to be an award-winning artist and poet. Follow the lunchbox doodles and poems on twitter: @LunchboxDoodler!

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