Words
letters
commas
apostrophes
exclamation points
(Don’t you dare forget the question mark!)
These
are a few
of
my
favorite
things.
Spilling
out
onto the
table
like
eager
marbles.
Some
falling onto
and
bouncing
around
on the
floor,
giddy
as all get out.
This is how
it
starts.
Everything begins as a spontaneous
run-on sentence.
I am sure
absolutely
that the universe
started
similarly,
just all over the place
and
wild
and
without
contours
and
without
niceties…
And then
billions of years pass
and with it
comes
a semblance
of
refinement.
And
so
is
born.
and so
is
brought to life.
Presented
to the whole world
on the front
porch,
after politely knocking
on
the
door,
which
once
answered
is met
with
a slight bow,
a tip of
the
fancy hat,
and
a gentle inquiry:
“May I recite this poem to you?”