See –

when I was a kid, I

used to draw little

comic books

and make faces when

something dramatic came up.

Looking back, I figure it

was just my

head

breaking onto my lips

but

I wonder if little

me really got what was

going on there.

Unsuspecting pup

playing god without knowing –

a whole world

in his hands

before he would even spell the word properly –

P-O-W-E-R

the

means to hold sway

over the life you’ve created

still vibrant

and

buzzing

on lined paper,

blanketed with dust

in a closet

somewhere.