windrag : poetry : journal

here’s my aspiration (to be clear):
to put my arm around these guys
who want to run the show, and tell them “thanks
for trying, but really, notice

that the folks don’t thrive the way you’re going,
and hey, you’re better suited for
this other task, that folks will thank you for,
and hold in high regard.”

help me, folks, to find that task. to make
a place for all the awkward ones
to find the love they seek, however off
the mark that last try landed.