Efficiency Lesson
 |
| Allen Swart |
Efficiency Lesson
The first bird drops like a bad thought.
The second folds mid-argument.
I stay on the wire, the only punctuation left in the sentence.
Humans love efficiency.
One stone, two wings ruined.
I learn math quickly—
the sky is wide,
people throw with purpose.
-----
-----
I would love to know what you thought about this piece.
Please consider leaving a comment.
This is excellent. I especially love "the only punctuation left in the sentence." I can see it there, on the wire. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteDe
Chris, I can't help but imagine you wrote this with a smile on your face. I also think of poets as stone throwers.
ReplyDeleteyou put so much into these few lines - had this reader contemplating - one stone, two birds, love the similes
ReplyDeleteFine work! Sadly, the sky gets narrower and the stones multiply daily, eh?
ReplyDelete