there are enough
stars in the sky
for all of my wishes
and all of yours
too
my reasoning
is no better
than yours
we climb over
one another
like we were monkeys
in a puzzle
like we were alligators
in the reeds
our big bug eyes
breaking surface
all that menace
underneath
you need what I have
and vice versa
we all want
our version of joy
the apple in the tree
doesn’t recognize the picker
doesn’t care about much
at all
apple sauce or gravity
we will eat the apple
or the worms will get it
if we eat the apple
or not
the worms will get us
eventually
Michael Dennis
http://michaeldennispoet.blogspot.ca
Peterborough Poets 