the first time i saw this poem, it was hanging above a urinal. now it’s one of my favorites:
i am falling off a mountain by jack prelutsky
I am falling off a mountain
I am plummeting through space
you can tell this does not please me
by the frown upon my face
as the ground keeps getting nearer
it's a simple task to tell
that I've got a slight dilemma
that my days not going well
my velocity's increasing
I am dropping like a stone
I could do with some assistance
is there someone I can phone?
though I'm unafraid of falling
I am prompted to relate
that the landing has me worried
and I don't have long to wait
I am running out of options
there's just one thing left to try
in the next eleven seconds
I have got to learn to fly.
I am plummeting through space
you can tell this does not please me
by the frown upon my face
as the ground keeps getting nearer
it's a simple task to tell
that I've got a slight dilemma
that my days not going well
my velocity's increasing
I am dropping like a stone
I could do with some assistance
is there someone I can phone?
though I'm unafraid of falling
I am prompted to relate
that the landing has me worried
and I don't have long to wait
I am running out of options
there's just one thing left to try
in the next eleven seconds
I have got to learn to fly.
I tend to memorize the good ones, since I read them several times a day when I'm a captive audience. lol
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