self control freak

by magic love

Posted to Action Poetry on 2003-12-11 02:41:00

I’ve never had swollen ankles
until today
where the woman who
waits til she’s nearly collapsing
forced herself
to be still
with feet elevated
only after she had cleared her vege
garden of weeds
after the rain
I think I’m a self control freak
I never let myself be really weak
I couldn’t even walk across the road
to buy milk and an icecream
this evening
I got to the store
and turned home
afraid
of losing control
and fainting in the carpark
so i swallowed my pride
and my neighbour went for me
but it made me cry
why?
it’s really stupid
I am heavily pregnant
in this heat
with swollen feet
whats wrong with saying help
ffs woman
lose control


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