He tried to climb/
to her lofty peak.
Companionship sublime/
was what he’d seek.
He lost the right path/
along that high way.
Trying to create laughs;
he failed in what to say.
As he fell and slipped/
down the mountain side,/
he murmured to himself, tight lipped:
“That wasn’t how I should have tried.”
He wondered: Could he try again, change and repent/
now that he was sure where the correct path went?
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Still Not Changed Enough: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
“Dress better.” “Calm down.”/
“Be good.” “Act professional.”/
I thought I’d changed more.
Or
“Dress better.” “Calm down.”/
“Be good.” “Act professional.”/
I’m still not enough.