This One's About You

Let’s say today we make this poem about you, about

something of substance you may have planned, about

something simple or outstanding which has occupied

your mind for quite some time.

You have always wanted to take a cruise overseas and

and see how far that Tower at Pisa can lean. You bought

those supplies some time ago, and now seems the perfect

time for that masterpiece you’ve been meaning to paint.

Mow the lawn, mend that fence. Stretch out on the ham-

mock by the lake and yawn. Remember, I have said just

about all I can about me. Today, this is about you. Call or

text me, post any activity on your Facebook wall when

you’re done. I need something of interest to write about,

even if it’s a lie: You can sing a song of sixpence, a pocket

full of rye...Tell me, how in hell could anyone in their right

mind possible bake four and twenty blackbirds in a pie?

Even to a kid, that just sounds silly.

Chris Hanch 9-4-17