October 2021 Flash Lit 6: A Bad Workman

A Bad Workman

 

It’s the pen’s fault, spilling

the ink willy-nilly.

Or maybe the notebook’s—

too intimidating with all

that white expanse of page.

No, I blame

the alphabet—

how am I supposed to sort

and arrange

a b c d e f g h i j

k l m n o p q r

s t u

v w x

y

z

into meaning, much less

beauty?

Poetry is hard.