Plotted To Plant In Safe Placements Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Feelings
Depth
Emotional pain
Unstretched beings
No strain or gain
Rated
Baited on fences to jump
Preferring the edge
No net of safety
To ease the lump
Increasing in fear
And watched
By those near
Who have swallowed slumps
Climbed from dumps
To silence critics
Feelings
Depth
Emotional pain
Unstretched beings
Rated
Passed
Deflated
With purpose unnoticed
Or activities focused
By those reaching
Beyond
To break free
From set limitations...
Plotted to plant in safe placements!