Sanction

How aware are you?

are you really woke

I act aggressively

I see your disapproving glance

it’s not often I’m allowed

to just go crazy

You think you treat me fairly

squarely and firmly                                                                                      

you plant the seeds deep

The slightest misstep causes me to topple

over into your nightshade

garden of good and bad

The strings that guide keep me high                                                         

in the wisteria                                                     

delicately balanced

It’s really effing hard to stay erect

budge, nudge, judge

expect, exact, extract 

Fly right

I’m tough and keep moving despite

the stones cast

Extreme conditions

elegant or dast

I feel a scream rising through my throat                                          

I cannot take it anymore this double-sided tape!

The mint

the duty

the standards

Jeopardy!

just forget it

then the phone rings, the timer dings and I decide to serve dinner