The doctor said
straighten your shoulders
your back is becoming curved
I told him
that may not be possible
time permitting
I have a train to catch
I need to walk on all fours
and pretend to be a lion
he wrote me a script
for fierceness
I handed it in to the pharmacist
who clicked her tongue and
rolled her eyes
a little like a deer who is trying
to look side ways at
approaching foe
whilst pretending to
stand still
TheFeatheredSleep 
Don’t walk on all 4s like a lion (or a tiger), walk upright like the strong woman you are.
Good point! Metaphor be dammed! 😉
Nothing worse than a back ache! Damn that pharmacist…so not helpful
“He wrote me a script for fierceness…” Oh yes! Excellent.
Those deers can run fast when you pretend to be wild – excellent poem
Wonderful imagery ! The pharmacist pretending to stand still as if you could not see her is something I believe we all have done at one time or another! The script for fierceness is empowering! Thank you! For sharing your gifts!
Brilliant Candice… reminded me of when I was a teenager and my Dad would hit me with a thump between the shoulder blades and tell me not to slouch.. His bark however was worse than his bite.. 🙂 ❤ and it didn't hold half as many teeth as that of my mother's 😉
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much my lovely lady