Thoughts From a Long Voting Line & The Designer

by Michael Allyn Wells (November 2024)

Thoughts From a Long Voting Line
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Here is the thing about love.
No one knows it’s size.
For some it is immeasurable.
To Infinity and beyond!
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He asked, “Do you carry
lint in your pocket?” I Just
shrugged as said, “Where
else you going to put it?”
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There are those who say
size matters, and those
who disagree. I suspect
both have a personal bias.
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Life isn’t all cozy in
corduroys. Sometimes
cotton will give you
just what you need.
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People have fought wars
over land, over love,
over religion, and pride,
but someone shaking
your etch-a-sketch?
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As you get older you
move the goal posts
of what constitutes old,
until you get called on
it and see the yellow flag.
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I remember when
Styrofoam was just
a novelty and then
it became pollution.
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There was a time
when we had party
lines on telephones.
You probably thought
those days were over.
Ever heard of NSA?
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The Designer
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Perhaps she was a theatrical interloper
Or a shapeshifter by design.
An elementary crafter of all things
wooden and stone.
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Maybe the masses know her by her talent
or surely one day will. They will ask
for her work only by her first name.
A name synonymous with only the most
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masterful artistry. Others will attempt
to duplicate her work but without
the passion it will fall flat against
a single dimension.

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