Come to the table!
Mother said, meaning
bring your best manners
and your appetites
but I had neither –
a naughty kid
Come to the table!
Teacher commanded
expectations high
and I, distracted
had nothing to show
but humiliation
Come to the table!
said the mediator,
negotiating divorce
Ex’s demands inflexible –
my shell-shocked response
lacking assertiveness
Come to the table!
nightmare voice says,
and I tremble –
tables are for getting
and I am lacking worth
un-for-get-table
(A little fun with words for Reena’s Xploration Challenge #202. Image my own)
One Woman's Quest 