Dangling Delirium
Delightful children
stars in eyes
just wanting to do their best
Defenseless to parents’ jury
Dreary expectations
Dodging balls
sometimes hitting some outta da’ park
Digesting daunting delivery models
Deliriously over-achieving
amidst
Dumbfounded expectations
Diastrously
Dangling
from a daunting tightrope
Daring to comply . . .
no circus net below
stars in eyes
just wanting to do their best
Defenseless to parents’ jury
Dreary expectations
Dodging balls
sometimes hitting some outta da’ park
Digesting daunting delivery models
Deliriously over-achieving
amidst
Dumbfounded expectations
Diastrously
Dangling
from a daunting tightrope
Daring to comply . . .
no circus net below
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Divine alliteration! Wonderful title and poem!
Michele thank you so much for your encouraging words! I appreciate you reading my poem.
I agree with Michele–love the sounds!
Shaun, thank you so much. I deal with a lot of this as a practicing Educational Therapist. I appreciate your comments. Please know I enjoy reading your poetry as well.
Darlene, your alliterative poem sings with a compelling musicality. Deftly treats “delightful children” in all their humanity. Brings to mind the lines of a song from a long time back: Teach your parents well,/Their children’s will slowly go by.” Your poem’s final two lines succinctly put their situation in perspective: “ Daring to comply . . ./no circus net below.” Well done
Larry, I so so appreciate your comments. Thank you so much. I truly have loved participating in this community of writers. Thank you for being a part of my June writing this year!