Where's my this or where's my that I didn't do this and I know I didn't do that! I forgot and OH, I didn't remember

You did this and you did that It's for me, Do it now My anger hangs over me like a cloud

I look great, don't you think? What'd you say? Tell me now! My head is full, the world swings round I'm dancing on a Merry-Go-Round

High's and lows, no one knows Will you love me in spite of my woes? Get up early, Go to bed late All these pills I hate to take

Run here, run there Lie in bed, stare into mid-air It's not my fault you didn't care The pain inside I will always bare

I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't On all these things I'm sure to choke My life hangs in the stands

Please help me make my plans And not if-but when I fall Will someone help me make sense of it all?

© 1998 Gail Goodwin (All rights reserved)

PUBLISHED 2002, American Academy of Poets