Not For Turning Out
I did not turn out
as my mother had hoped.
I did not turn out
because I am fed up to
my false teeth.
I did not turn out
to be what was expected.
I did not turn out
because I run a flea circus, and prefer
a tick in a box.
I did not turn out
one excuse after another.
I did not turn out
of any conviction.
I did not turn out
well, or in force, or my pockets.
I did not turn out
as it turns out
because I have turned in.