Coyote, Trickster III

In terms of keeping up
with four siblings, hey,
why don't you give it a try?

But I did it mostly
by keeping to myself.

That's the same way
I survived grade school;
I actually started out
as somewhat wildly popular,
but it became a chore
to keep up with everyone else
because I was busy running
my own circles, the mad man
of the playground,
a regular trickster
who could eek out sympathy
even though I gave back
almost nothing in return.

I still don't know how I did it.