Barbie Arms

My joint frustrations

My shoulders are a little messed up
Usually they work alright
But I’ve been searching a while
For a way to describe the sudden pain
Of trying to move a little too far
A little too fast

And where I usually start is
“You know the resistance you feel when you try and pull the arm off a Barbie doll?”
Disturbingly enough this seems to be a shared childhood memory
Because most people nod

“Well take that and imagine that you’re a real person and that hurts”
After they chuckle they think
And then they look at my shoulders as if they’re trying to pull one of them out in their minds
I pull them back
Mostly self consciously
But partially to prove that I still can
That despite my Barbie-fragile joints

I am still in control
Maybe my scapula pops
And adds to my mild embarrassment
But it’s alright
I’ve already proved my point.

Author's Note

I am decidedly conjunction happy. Any tips?

Reviews

[Steph_F90]

The whole tempo of how I read this was quite jolly, despite sensing your frustrations quite freely!
The conjunctions rolled within it I thought, however if I know that if I ever feel like that within my work, I tend to drop them and/or do something funky with stylistic approach. The use of ellipses or hyphens for example. However, that wouldn’t appeal to everyone, I know that! :) you’ll find what works for you.