why is it when you watch for the mail
it never comes
when you look for a silver thing
you find a golden thing instead
you forgot was lost in the first place
when you read the directions twice
for the test
you still wonder later if you
should have changed your answer
on Question 3
when you think you know
how everything works
suddenly it all stops working
when you think you're walking
on solid ground
you find the sink hole, the lost silver thing
the way things used to happen
the fairytale paperback with the last page gone
but it's free
and you are too
to make up the ending yourself
mary angela douglas 22 march 2016
it never comes
when you look for a silver thing
you find a golden thing instead
you forgot was lost in the first place
when you read the directions twice
for the test
you still wonder later if you
should have changed your answer
on Question 3
when you think you know
how everything works
suddenly it all stops working
when you think you're walking
on solid ground
you find the sink hole, the lost silver thing
the way things used to happen
the fairytale paperback with the last page gone
but it's free
and you are too
to make up the ending yourself
mary angela douglas 22 march 2016
