The straw that broke the donkey's back.
But can one piece of straw
really make a difference?
Or would you find
that as soon as that
poor
overworked
stubborn
ass
tried to take a step
there were too many straws
many pieces of straw ago?
Or is it a camel?
The straw that broke the donkey's back.
The straw that broke the camel's back.
Camels have humps,
but it's not politically correct to call a camel an ass.
When you reach the breaking point
will you know?
Is that the chest pain I've been having?
The EKG assures me
it's not a heart attack.
Maybe I should get an
x-ray
and see if it's a
broken
back.
Or does this malady present itself in a different way?
Is it the pressure I feel behind my eyes?
Or the sinus headache that won't go away?
Or the fact that I cried last week
for the first time
in a long time.
I think I've sprung a leak.
trudging along
trying to keep up
keep getting
further
and further
behind
What exactly does broken mean anyway?
