my body is not
a tree
an old sock
an accordion
it is not
a ballad
a railroad track
a second-hand car
a shiny new penny
my body is not
burnt toast
a splinter
a fire alarm
my body is not
a loose button
a loose tooth
or a loose cannon
my body is not
a see-saw
a tornado
a bluegrass band
my body is not a lie
my body is not
a matryoshka doll
a bicycle wheel
a thimble
a ukelele
it is not
a girl scout troop
a heron's nest
a pocket knife
or a silk kimono
my body is not X-rated
it is not
a broken marionette
a ripe melon
a map
or a metaphor
my body
is not a loom
an orchid
a wrist watch
a marble
it does not
jump rope
sky dive
play hide and seek
or jacks
or red rover
my body is not pink, petite, punctual
it is not
on call
checked-out
over-due
assigned
resigned
or re-designed
my body is not
abandoned
or under construction
my body is not grammatical
it is not well-punctuated
it is not polite
my body is not poetic
my body is not over
