For Kimberly
A poem is a thing
made of words
like a mousetrap
is made out of
wood, wire and cheese.
It’s not your job
to create its beauty.
This thing works
or it doesn’t,
just like
a trap.
Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for forty years. His latest full length collection is Roshi:San Francisco published by Norfolk Press. He lives with his wife, the activist, Joan Juster. A small online presence exists https://www.facebook.com/MarkJMitchellwriter/
A primitive web site now exists: https://mark-j-mitchell.square.site/
I sometimes tweet @MarkJMitchellSF