thanks

the poem
has been
good
to me
in times
of need.

my little
fix.

in between
novels
or
short stories
when
i don’t
know
what
the hell
to write
about.

the poem
lands
on me
like
bird shit—
good luck
they say
it is
and i
believe
that every
unannounced
poem
that’s ever
graced
my
door step
time
& time
again
like women
on bukowski’s
stoop
has saved
my life.

Ken Kakareka is an American writer nominated twice for Best of the Net.