I am at a get together

standing in the corner

casually watching people

chatter and mill about 

 

The music starts

the game begins

people shout and cheer

 

I shudder and make myself small

at that music I hate to hear

 

Winners rise victorious 

from a bamboo horizon

loved by all

 

Those who hit their heads 

scramble to the door

their heads again

bowed in shame

They never did too well

at that limbo game

 

I know that it's my turn 

I dread that wooden stick 

I can't run away now

 

I give it all I've got

I duck and give a warm

lying smile 

that says "this is where I thrive"

 

Music plays on

yet the crowd stays in place

and still I stand

in this one spot  

with that lyng smile 

still on my face