Up and down,
Moody and mellow.
Up and down,
Swarthy and yellow.
Scuffing a knee,
Needing a break.
Breaking a bone,
Setting it right.
Up and Down,
Brooding, but better–
Wounding, but worse.
Bound by the letter,
Binding and terse,
I over-rehearse.
Up and Down,
Like rabbit and hound–
Do what they do,
They spin you around.
Up and Down,
Keep your feet on the ground.
Sideways supine
Or in a straight line.
So send for the hearse—
Inter this doggerel verse.
Up and Down,
Keep your feet on the ground.
–by John R. Pigate, 2008
