Lisa Poff is a single mom of two children—one with a rare medically complex condition. Writing poetry makes Lisa happy, and she hopes her readers feel a connection in this condition called living. Her poetry has been published in the anthology Stories That Need to Be Told, Crosswinds Poetry Journal, Runcible Spoon, Ghost City Review, and is forthcoming in the I Am Strength anthology.
Your Word
I want to curl up
in your words
like a cat on a book,
playing with them a bit
before savoring them.
Words.
What are they?
Letters on a page,
sounds jumbled together
catapulting from mouths.
I wonder what will
make the words taste good,
and decide it’s the vowels
that are sweeter in the mouth.
Words.
I shall have them for dinner
with cloth napkins
and fine silver,
respecting their diligence.
I will swallow and digest
your desire to give me words—
while I wish to give you myself.