A CHANGE OF MOOD
(With thanks, as always, to R. Frost)
I know how Hester must have stood,
Branded with shamed ignominy,
And why she took to the woods.
Public humiliation can be hard
To take, but on the other hand,
I have found sympathetic friends
And shared my woes with them:
“I didn’t expect to see YOU here!”
“Well you can leave if you want to!”
Their laughter dissolved my embarrassment.
I now can tell myself, “Get over it!”
(3/30/14)
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