ALPHABETA
A is for the answers you’ll never have.
B is for borealis, in which case A is actually for aurora.
C is for the dead, the bering, the black & the red, et al.
D is for the dakotas, america’s new & old frontier.
Eeeee is for eagerness & elation.
F is for never taking your homework seriously.
G is for peace in gaza.
H is for honor, a dangerous preoccupation.
I is the person who misses you often.
J is for joshua heineman, obviously.
K is for koalas cuddling way up in the branches.
L is for language, the shape of our thoughts.
M is for movement, the shape of our lives.
N is for nature, & not nurture
Ok?
P is for all the people you know.
Q is for questions, which always follow the answers.
R is for thinking, therefore you…
S is for sacred, which everything is.
T is for the kettle whistling in the kitchen.
U is for the unicorns hiding in the universe.
V is for venus, a hot little number.
W is for when one U just ain’t enough.
X is for tic-tac-toe & old lovers.
Y is for youth, which is an unwinnable war.
Z is for zzzzzs, nocturnal emissions.
