Not
By R James Sennett Jr
so sure
we augur toward bliss.
We say we want it,
pray for it,
but we go another way:
Pain vs vanilla.
No middle road.
Extremes
for some reason.
We can’t have it.
We think we can
but a pothole
says no way.
Ankle pain
in the inevitable morning.
“Not” was first published in Litbreak Magazine on Dec 10, 2024.
