Sneaky Cheat

Wor-rds
topple out
brro-roken
jagged...
blurr-rippetty

My past feigns,
it has left,
left me well alone...

Sneaky cheat -
waits
in corners
to come at me
unawares...

It loves to see me,
skip a beat,
turn ashen,
lower my gaze.

Shifty rook -
boos
in company
from behind
cupped palms...

It gloats when I,
squirm with unease,
lose composure,
struggle to speak.

Slinky fibber -
clings
to my satchel
like Velcro
with long arms.

Ambushed,
I -
discomfited,
Stand ground;
chagrined,
Never abscond.

Oct 2, '08.