Jumping for Joy

author's note:

Before we can beat swords into plowshares, perhaps we must first change whips into ropes.


Jumping for Joy

Having finally realized
that I now hold the whip
that has beaten me
since birth...

I've taught myself
a healthy way to use it:
I take one end in one hand
and the other end in the other
and swing that cord
up and down...

I have found the fun
of jumping rope--

© 2011, Michael R. Patton
searching for the new mythology