I’m an informal gathering of words.
A dictionary that wants to be complete,
but I’ve got too much smart mouth
to be Oxford’s and a little too critical
to be Webster’s.
It’s hard to organize me also.
I’m always rearranging my address book,
(Yes, I still have a written one), because
I’ll enter someone more as a description
than by an actual name.
I also publish in sticky notes,
those brightly colored, temporary
paste its to help me remember
through the thousand forgets.
It’s like if a library had a junk drawer,
I’d be the alphabet scattered among
half empty ink pens and twisted paperclips.
©Susie Clevenger 2025
NaPoWriMo ~ Day 8
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