Trouble Hassler

Hello Danger.
Not a stranger.
Think you're funny.
Beat it, honey.

Walk it backwards.
Same exact words.
Ever giving.
Liver living.

Tell me something,
Sugar Dumpling,
When you go looking
For trouble cooking,

Do you find it?
Thread, unwind it?
Or sew together
Something clever,

Fit for dancing,
Shape enhancing.
Not asking for me,
But she who bore me

And left a mess.
Repine, repress
What boils beneath
and grinds your teeth.

If weight needs lifting,
Season’s gifting.
Save the wrapping.
More trouble trapping.

Thought I was different.
Turns out, Who isn’t?


11/16/20