P.O.C.A.

Long ago, I thought of a phrase

I asked a friend if it made sense,

She said no.

Embarrassed that once again,

it was only me who understood

I buckled, and said it came from someone else.

Later on, I thought

It can't be from someone else,

That phrase is mine

So here I am,

Using this phrase

this oh so "embarrassing" line

Bleeding scar, 

Hopeless fate.

There, I've said it. And it works

On this particular date. 

-Allison S. De Arton