Ugly Duckling

Photo by: Tone
Location: Norway, Stavanger, Hundvåg

"It's like water sliding off
my mallard feathers
glisten brown waters
green moss floating lazily on you
like mint on a Hershey bar
you cannot make me swim away
dripping duckling crying throatily for
hope
world you cannot get me down
{I'm only wet within.}"

--C. S., Framingham--