Of Course Not

Written by: Adrienne Yeardye

 

eat with your left hand

only

 

it wasn’t dark yet when she said that

but the clouds were becoming mountains

already heavy with shadow

 

I hoped it would snow

 

she scooped up my chart from her printer

studied it

a diffuser bubbling at her feet

 

interesting

she mused

you have no wisdom in your chart

look here

 

and look where

I mused

my wisdom coiled at my feet

in a sleeping cat