B is
for Ball
- Esther Morgan
(U.K.)
It seems so simple – just say the word
and whatever you want
appears. Today the world
falls, round and red –
your fingers curl
as if they’ll never lose their grip.
I am your unglamorous assistant –
Milk Apple Biscuit
Ta-dah!
You never get tired of the trick.
Then comes Fish River
Sea
Then comes No!
Then comes the strange high shelf of Tomorrow.
Soon there will be Money Beauty
the wild throw of Love
soon I’ll be about as useful as God
standing out of earshot
at the edge of the garden
bellowing Sorry like I mean it.