I could not
hold my tongue
or
watch my mouth.
The temptation was too great!
I could not be
still as a house
or
quiet as a mouse.
Because I was five, or ten, or thirty
I could not
think before I acted
or
use my head.
In fact, it’s clear now that
I did not
would not
could not
check myself
so I
wrecked myself.