Lexi's Poetry Challenge

“No Sudden Movements”

Don’t flinch or I’ll buckle
Don’t reach or I’ll hide
Recoiling to that place
Buried so deep down inside

Don’t jump or I’ll startle
Like an innocent child
Or some uncivilized primate
Raised for years in the wild

Don’t blink too much
Or stare, come to think of it
If you do, I’ll come undone
At the seams, bit by bit

Don’t clap too loudly
I’m far too modest to hear
And the thunder it renders
Sounds like drums in my ear

Don’t skip, leap or fumble
I wouldn’t know what to do
For a moment just listen
As I listened to you

No sudden movements, please
Just sit and be still
Be there for me now
And say you always will