One Size Fits All

Poems—

            Just words you say?

            Just words arranged in pretty little ______________s

            Or, if you want to get creative,

            In pretty little

                                                BL

                                             O                 C

                                                KS?

Just pretty phrases that serve no purpose than to

TWINKLE:

Stars in the night sky that hide during the day and exist only while you care about them?

                                                                        Well, if that’s how you feel about it!

            Don’t worry, you will change your mind—poems, you see, are

                                                                        Those brilliant obstacle illusions—

                                                                        One person sees a witch,

                                                                        The other a beautiful girl;

                                                                        One sees a rabbit and

                                                                        The other a

                                                                        Goose.

Poems are

The one-size-fits-all million-dollar

            Satin robe

            Found on the clearance rack for

            An unbelievable price

            (Ending in 99 cents, of course).

            But to appreciate it, you must

                        Try it on,

                        Feel the angel’s kiss of the satin on your own skin.

Sure, I guess poems

Are

Just stars, but

Don’t forget—

The stars TWINKLE just as

BRIGHTLY

Even when you aren’t looking, because

            Someone

            Always

            Is.

 

Reviews

[A.J. Smith]

You are an amazingly creative wordsmith...an artist of highest calibre. This is an awesome piece. How wonderfully matched your content and presentation. This is going in my faves.