I'm glad you reposted this--loved it both times I read it. I had just recently read a poem and thought, "This belongs in Burnt Toast" and then along came this post that provides a great place to share it.
I'm glad you reposted this--loved it both times I read it. I had just recently read a poem and thought, "This belongs in Burnt Toast" and then along came this post that provides a great place to share it.
I'm glad you reposted this--loved it both times I read it. I had just recently read a poem and thought, "This belongs in Burnt Toast" and then along came this post that provides a great place to share it.
"Disarmed" by Wendy Videlock
I should be diligent and firm,
I know I should, and frowning, too;
again you’ve failed to clean your room.
Not only that, the evidence
of midnight theft is in your bed—
cracked peanut shells and m&m’s
are crumbled where you rest your head,
and just above, the windowsill
is crowded with a green giraffe
(who’s peering through your telescope),
some dominoes, and half a glass
of orange juice. You hungry child,
how could I be uncharmed by this,
your secret world, your happy mess?
https://poetrying.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/disarmed-wendy-videlock/
Oh I LOVE that.