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Propped Up

by  Bobo

Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2004
Word Count: 26
Summary: Sometimes it can feel as though the expectations of others are too much of a burden...




I sway,
vertiginous,
on this pedestal.
So clumsy,
unbefitting
its beauty.
Such a pillar
of expectancy
cannot support
my frame,
nor bestow
unto me
its dignity.