CAUGHT WITHOUT A NET

You think life's a cakewalk

A simple thing, a free ride

Until your come-uppance

The first time you find yourself

Caught fast in a snare

So quickly you become unbalanced

Forget to keep your wings spread

Feel the teeth slap together

So hard around your ankle

Your whole body gasps

Turns blue -a sapphire hue

Your blood flakes to dust

In that instant as you try

To remember any and every

Blessed prayer you ever knew

Before starting

To chew your foot

Clear through

Anything

Just to get free