30 january

challenges of life
as literature lovers, authors
:

mystery enthusiasts
who feverishly gather clues
checking clocks
noting abnormalities
awaiting drawing room reveals

poets seeking tight rhyme schemes
predictable meter
patterns - haiku - sense
only to face epics
of free verse

novel and short story supporters
who find such
striking characters
dramatic, lively -
yet out of bounds of any diagram
and wholly unresponsive to editing

:
creators of unverses
we are reduced to the roles of recipients/audiences/readers

- - -

#
the human drama
already in progress

#
because reading
reminds me
i want to be -
keep being -
a writer

#
because teaching
offers meaning
to an otherwise
awkward assortment
of experiences -
my life -
the ramen noodle instructions,
perfect for practice
on tone, on assumptions