Thursday's child has far to go ,
or at least that's what I've always been told.
If that is the case ,
why is it success that I chase
yet never known victory or it's sweet taste ?
The salty , bitterness of misery and woe
is what fills my days .
Pretty and graceful
just doesn't describe me at all .
My looks were okay until ,
the day in ballet ,
when I took that terrible fall .
Monday and Tuesday please go away
I know I was not meant for you .
Loving and giving ,
come now, who are we kidding ?
Selfish and hate filled
that's the life I'm living !
Hard work is a bore ,
I find it such a chore .
Friday and Saturday
Go on , head out the door .
Attractive, joyful ,blessed and carefree ,
all synonyms for bonny, blithe good and gay ,
each respectively .
So , what this tells me , is
I was never made for Sunday.
It seems to me ,
a mistake was made ,
when handing out my fate .
Perhaps my birth
was meant for Wednesday
and Mom just went past her due date ?
A contest entry
- Monday's Child by malmadre.
1000 points, ended February 21, 2008, 13 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is so well thought out. It reads very easily and appears to be free verse but has a pattern. I like the story of ruling out the definition of the days that don't fit and eliminating them one by one. I like the way you ended it, so you found the day and made it yours...a woeful child that has far to go...very analytical in thought.


