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Sunday, December 13, 2020

poem - things


by so so johnson



an ice cube is a thing
so is a cup of chamomile tea

and the freckle on the back of a person’s hand
lifting the cup of chamomile tea to their ruby lips

is a billion dollars a thing?
a fantasy about having a billion dollars is a thing

a person fantasizing about having a billion dollars is a thing

i wish i had a billion dollars
i could do a lot of things with it

a bluebird is a thing
whether it is happy or sad

the happiness of the happy bluebird is a thing
the sadness of the sad bluebird is a thing

the universe is a big thing
the bluebird is a smaller thing

let’s all get together and be things together
that would be quite a thing




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