I pull out a
The
like a step ladder
how else to get
up and into a poem?
It
also works
I is a steep incline
and We takes some effort
of course
someone somewhere
might shout
TAKE IT OFF!
like they do commas and capitals but then we might find ourselves flat out and running on and on with none of the visual implications of poetic pauses
The
at least gets me started
revs up the reader for what comes next
without
It
I might just be Haiku
©2025, Jen Payne. NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month. If you like this poem, you can read similar in my books and zines, available from Three Chairs Publishing on my ETSY SHOP. They come autographed, with gratitude and a small gift.
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