On
the shower wall
this
morning
I
saw
a
baby chick, mouth open.
On
the other,
the
curve of a question mark
without
the dot.
I'm
growing my hair out;
loose,
wet strands land in shapes
of
my own mind's making.
But
you
may
have seen something else
instead
of these
unfinished
questions,
answers
not yet forming,
and
time
turning
the
water cold.
Answers not yet forming...and time turning the water cold. Great lines.
ReplyDeletePerception is such a nebulous process - indistinct, often incomplete, altered by time and mood ... and yet we live our lives by it, though, it often can be as fatiguing as trying to nail jelly to a wall.
ReplyDeleteOthers will think what they'll think. Meanwhile, our own world still has baby birds and weird punctuation.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. I love your poetry. Wish I'd written this.
ReplyDeleteI like this! Hoping that you always have enough warm water to sort through the thoughts of the day...
ReplyDeleteSo creative and unique, Jennifer, and thought-provoking. Yes, some great lines in this.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to read this, and your poems, again. ~
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