Gritting my Teeth over a Thief - Aug. 8, 2022

it upsets me more

when they steal one mango

over a box of poems

this is a fruit

that always brings smiles

passed from one hand to another

I’m sure scribbled words

have the much lower

grinning average

and even inspired

rarely arrive

so sweetly blessed

and never happy in a way

that runs down your chin