Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Cornered by life,
did you plan for this?
Not that there’s advantage
in looking ahead -
your mistake being
to paint the floor
(or being born),
the end comes just the same.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 08.03.23
Prompt: Picture of a man painted into a corner.
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