Hiding

Run!
Run faster,
Duck your head,
Turn away,
Walk away,
Not fast enough,
Ears tormented,
Nails on a chalkboard,
Singing off key.
Plug your ears,
As effective as waving a flag
In front of a bull,
When you want it to go away.
Cover your face,
Can’t see me,
If I can’t see you.
The old childhood strategy
That never quite worked out.
Hopes heightened,
Then dashed.
Run faster,
Hide behind a tree,
Maybe he won’t see you,
Maybe he won’t see me.