Poem: Throwing Rocks

"Act One: Get Character Up a Tree. Act Two: Throw Rocks. Act Three: Get Character Down."

you get the main character
up the tree - and immediately
start throwing rocks.

Their face, their arms, their
legs, their back, their chest
and tummy…hit them with

all you’ve got. The rocks
are your friends. The main
character isn’t. He is just

your anxiety. Or she. Or they.
Or them. Rock your anxiety
to sleep. Run it up that tree.

Leave it there to nurse
the rock-hits. Leave it all
up the tree.