Falling

My scariest dream while wide awake,

Is teetering on a ledge…

Trying to hold myself back,

Yet still falling over the edge.

Facebook and Instagram postings,

Answer the Go-Pro camera's call,

Posing on a mile-high precipice

Risking death by a fatal fall.

Their antics give me nightmares.

The desire to be internet heroes

Often makes them craters in dust;

Soon forgotten Facebook zeros.

 

Wicked Fate

The only fate worse than cancer,

Is loving when you’re scorned…

The pain is almost terminal,

Despite having been pre-warned.

Your best friends told you stories,

About the pain others have felt…

The omens were quite obvious,

Now your fate’s been dealt.

You weren’t the only teenager,

Played as a big-time sucker…

Many a gal at a truck stop,

Been fooled by a long-distance trucker.

OK, I meant to say Mother Fucker