God alone knows how many times
you wound up tangled in the baited lines
set for you the holy fool
the blithe dreamer
let me just say
i'm sorry you were treated that way
I too have had my share
of being the pratfall princess
tearful in grammar school, office corners.
how long oh Lord the saints they say
ask of God even in Heaven
the earth's that way.
at the height of joy there's some one lurking
itching to prove once again
that jerkdom still reigns here.
mary angela douglas 2 september 2021
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