to find the peace
and quiet to write my poetry?
That’s what I need,
not my teenaged son’s bedroom
not my couching with a boney
whining dog pressed against my leg.
So, I could just toss them
out, like that:
one, two, three.
Throw-away poems
you call them,
and I don’t even have one
I wish I had three,
I could throw
one away.
(Suzanne’s poem transcribed as she spoke)
Published on May 20, 2018 09:07