IDIOMIZING

 

Writer' Pantry #41. I challenged myself to write

 a poem using idioms exclusively. What fun!

Submitted to Poets & Storytellers United 

October 11, 2020 

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IDIOMIZING

Heavens to Betsy, I seem to be 

thinking in idioms….

Off the cuff, I was on the dole

up the creek and down the river

feeling low and beside myself

yet lost in the crowd.

I was in a fix and out of luck

sometimes higher than a kite

others lower than a snake’s belly

I lived it up, then hit the skids

and rode the rails

Life let me down

from the ground up 

and from the top down

I’d shot my wad

and hit rock bottom

I was tied in knots 

and coming undone

but I was tough as nails

and slick as a whistle

I let the good times roll

I was cut short shrift

but in for the long haul

and destined for success

so I’ll pat myself on the back

and take a bow

Bottoms up!