How He Measures Up
The Incredible Shrinking Man
less and less
ill-fitting clothes
shoes too big to fill
smaller yet
the measure of him
still he rages on
less and less
the hours and minutes
tick slowly by
lost in existence
infinitely minimal
he simply shrinks
toward inches and millimeters
leaning against molecules
resting upon quarks
he is less and less
approaching zero
but never able to reach it
he simply never measures up
Pamela Olson, 4/11/09
For Read Write Poem’s prompt
“seen any good movies lately”
Inspired by “The Incredible Shrinking Man”
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