photo by marie c lecrivain
Yes
I say "yes"
because it feels smooth on my tongue
when I utter it
I like the way its vowel sound
makes my mouth form a smile
instead of an O
as in the word “no”
I say "yes"
because I want to be superwoman
who can meet any demand
that if you asked me for an eye
I could scoop it out of its socket
and grow another one
and if you asked me for a hand
I’d take it quite literally
I say “yes”
because I have not yet learned
the peril behind it
when acted upon impulsively
and how a simple “no”
can rescue me
from its sweet disasters
© 2021 Jackie Chou
Jackie Chou writes poetry because it makes life more colorful. It turns the common birds and flowers of the urban landscape where she has lived all her life into heroes. Her poem "Cycle of a Tree" was nominated for a Pushcart by Highland Park Poetry.
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