The Glass Man

There once lived a man who was made out of glass
"If I only wasn't" he said "but alas,
I can't risk a sprain, let me explain:
I surely would break if I fell on my back"

The man was so frightened, he never left home.
No trips to Great Britain, France, Russia, or Rome.
No plans to see friends, for he feared he would fall.
He never saw family, neighbors, et al.

Though one day he slipped, and with a great THUD,
his heart filled with panic, to the point it would flood.
But to his surprise, he wasn't done in.
Because, it turned out, he was made out of skin.