two little poemlettes to life as inspired by Kenneth Koch

As part of my ongoing homage to Kenneth Koch, here are a couple of little poems, odes if you will.

To Life, If Life were a Gift

I didn't ask for this

it's the wrong size

I don't like the material

it's not as advertised

I would have been perfectly

nothing

without you

the spaces between people

air without breathing

To Life if Life were a Fairy Tale

rarely

if ever

Goldilocks' just right

spilled farina

a broken chair

rumpled bed clothes

an ungrateful child
lost in the woods

waiting for bears

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