isn’t it always like that
a blackbird in a headwind
blown back by something
it cannot see
your heart crushed
blindsided
by a bus suddenly
out of fog
your best intention
acres of corn crop
bitten by blight
ploughed under
where do you turn
in a world
that makes as little
sense as a scarecrow
in ballet shoes
Keith Polette has published poems in both print and online journals. His book of haibun, Pilgrimage, was published by Red Moon Press in 2020.