Fallen Caryatid
A few years back I wrote this poem about a non-fallen caryatid:
I'm caryatid
I've really had it
All day I say:
"I'm mute! I'm mute!"
And under my breath:
"Shut up you brutes."
I'm caryatid
Oh look who's got it
Don't think me rude:
"I'm nude! I'm nude!"
I hope my looks
Improve your mood.
I'm caryatid
Please look what I did
It's no small skill:
"I'm still! I'm still!"
This house I hold
Won't ever spill.
I'm caryatid
Oh yes I've got it
How am I sane?
"I strain! I strain!"
I keep upright
This whole domain.
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© Alan Lapp and Zina Deretsky
