CSCHIA
artsy fartsy Anna
doesn't like her English teacher
she would rather
drink tea than explain
someone else's opinion
in a
well
formed
paragraph
someone knocks on the door
someone waits outside, their hands clasped behind their back
someone checks the little window near the door
someone looks out front
someone is about to give up and leave
you reach out and tentatively open the door...
"hi, have you been saved by Jesus Christ?"
someone has had the door slammed in their face
it takes a boy to roar.
and a man to mewl
as a kitten, his chin
quivering in the moonlight while his son
conquers the fear of firsts
and change.