boobytraps dance with my ego so skillfully still they cause me to giggle any more though not cringe as they used to I can’t catch them every time I do step into the ankle noose so beguilingly hidden there in the brush yet as I hang from this swinging escapade I can only emit a sigh and a giggle I have been here too many times before to realize God’s hand in setting the trap that has become this practical joke meant to tease me into falling back into myself