Daily Poem Entries

Skin

Skin

I’ve heard it’s skin
that keeps you in
or you’d get out
and roam about
which may be true
at least for you
but it being best
of all the rest
to stay inside
your bounding hide
and so avoid
the yawning void.


Keeps out the rain
and muffles pain.


Line count: 14
Rhymed aabb
For The Daily Poem, 03.05.26
Prompt #5 for March: Skin - Use a blank space intentionally.