I was standing on the balcony
'bout to BASE jump
With Pigtopus and Goat Baby
(Whose  idea was this?)

And what do you know
On the way down
A poem came rapping

Ugh! You guys
Always with your questionable timing
Like... I was just up there standing
Access to phone, pens, pencils, paper
(why must words disappear like vapour)

I said:
My friend, I am grateful you choose me
But I have nothing to write with
Will you be around when I hit the ground

She said:
Chant with me
I'll stick around
You'll see

I chanted
And what do you know
When I came down
Those words were still around
Quickly, I entered her into my phone

As I watched Pigtopus hug the ground
And Goat Baby hollering, "Let's go another round!"
Two other poems ran up clapping

I think I lost one
It's hard to chant when 
Everything is overlapping

Expressing gratitude for the ease of finding words or them finding me. 🥰

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