THE CATCHER

An obstacle course

of my own invention.

Like a Rube Goldberg cartoon.

Too many dominos,

links in the chain,

machinery, devices.

Pulleys and levers.

Cogs and wheels.

Conveyor belts.

Catapults.

Scales.
Not to mention...

the boxing gloves

and bowling balls.

Mallets and axes.

Pales of water.

Bird cages.

Donkeys and alligators.

Light bulbs and lawnmowers.

Alarm clocks.

All I was trying to do

was catch a winged thing.

Instead I got caught 

in my own creation.
In hindsight now I see

all I really needed was a net.