Did you climb the ladder
The ladder of pain?
Or the ladder of shame.
Either way you must know
You must know what to show
What to hide.
Did you climb the ladder?
It can be weaker than your bladder
Stronger than your socks
Weakness and cycles
Maybe a bicycle?
Or a tricycle.
A tricycle of pain.
Round and round,
Rougher and tougher
Than sandpapered skin
O what a great blame on the pain
With an O so great shame
Burden to bear
Inside of the air
Oh great ladder,
How cruel you must duel
To make a man like me kneel
Upon your once great heel.
Did you climb the ladder?...
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The Ladder
PoetryThis poem explores the metaphor of a ladder and using wordplay, making it relatively complex in its structure and thematic exploration.
