When they told you to stop skipping
noisily down corridors and dangerously up the stairs,
did you question your skipping abilities?
Did you wonder if said skip was high enough
impressive enough,
in time, lively, energetic, contained?
Did you ponder in the dark, dawn-questioned hours
in grim solitude, just you and your mind?
Did you compare your skips with those of others?
Did you worry your skip may not find an audience,
interpret each passing smile or twitched eyebrow as snigger
and twitch at every word heading your way?
Did you stop skipping?
I thought not.
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I like this. I’ll have to skip again once my knee is in better shape.
Singing in the shower is also an option 😉
I’ll have to remember that. Thanks.
What a great way to think about life. 🙂 We should never stop skipping, literally or figuratively.
Thank you, Margot. I do in theory, sometimes fail in practice.
What an interesting and thought-provoking idea – love it – I shall keep skipping and never think about how high 🙂
Thanks, Polly. I once asked a particularly talented skipper from my son’s class how she did it and, when she tried to break it down for me, she got herself all entangled.
heh-heh … entangled 🙂
I won’t stop skipping and will probably add twirling too.
I’ve always meant to try juggling or baton-twirling! That’s the spirit!
Wow!!! I love this! This is too much and so right on! It speaks to ANYTHING we might want to do that people tell us not to do, for whatever reason. You are an amazing poet! You captured life and obstacles right here in this poem in such a lighthearted fun way. It makes me wish I would have written it! Thanks Marina. 🙂 you are such a joy!
This seems to have really struck a chord with people. I am so glad you like it!
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This is really inspiring. Thanks for sharing it.
It’s exactly what I need to read right now as I face down self-doubt about my novel for the umpteenth time.
Glad to be of help – I wrote it for myself as I am going through the same thing. I skimmed happily through about 3 chapters of edits yesterday, and then overnight I was wondering if I should rewrite all of it!
Brilliant. I am madly smitten by this amazing piece of writing.
Oh, bless you! Thanks so much.
I’ve printed this out and stuck it above my desk to help me through darker moments when I doubt my own sanity at trying to get published! Thank you – it’s lovely.
I’m really touched by that, thank you. And please don’t give up!
@JanetOkane sent me over. Love it. 🙂
Janet is a darling and thank you very much for following her suggestion!