A (Non-)Tanka on Poets
There are no poets
in heaven, since the right words
would make it way worse,
and we’d all disagree on
which alphabet to pull from
[God’s purse].
A Tanka for Succulents
Patient and pokey,
sensitive, stubborn, I sit.
Still, waiting, chilling.
Meditating on this sip.
Too much, and I’ll get sick– dead.
What could houses tell you ?
Your friend could say, “it was hot out today”,
Or your mom could mention how little you listen.
But how ‘bout the light that helped you write letters
or the fan that kept cool while your dad grilled you-
“Did you skip school?”
Always there while you had other plans in your head,
thinkin’ it couldn’t listen while you were in bed.
Kinda sarcastically spinning. Again. Again.
What could it tell you, Your house with no head?
Probably somethin’ funny, that we wouldn’t get.
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