he was a braggart
by heart
- whatever you do
I’ll do it two minutes more!
so I walked on my hands,
he did it – two minutes longer
I ran my legs off
he lasted – two minutes more
I kept my mouth quiet
but spoke – two minutes before him
then I fell into sleep
he woke – two minutes later
and so we went on,
my annoyance grew tall
at last I decided to hold my breath
and he –