Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Am Your Minion

Want to talk?
Silence.
Want to play a game?
Head shake.
Want to put a puzzle together?
Silence.
What can I do to help?
Head shake.
Has someone hurt your feelings?
Silence.
Can you tell me how you are feeling?
Head shake.
You are great at not talking.
I see a glimpse of a glimmer of a smile.
Breakthrough.
Thirty minutes after playing
With legos and animals this five-year-old laughs loudly
I had said, “You are the boss.
I am your minion.”
His joyous laughter was unexpected, and loud,
And it seemed to go on forever.
My bestie the nurse asks me later who was laughing so hard in my office.
I tell her and her eyes bug out.
You are kidding! She says.
I smile.

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Rhona Mcferran November 21, 2018 at 1:06 PM Love it... SO very true-to-life!! ;) Caren Krutsinger November 21, 2018 at 2:22 PM All I have to do, Rhona, is wait for a student to show up. Voila! A new poem.

Line Gauthier November 20, 2018 at 8:21 PM You're a pro, Caren. Very sweet. Caren Krutsinger November 21, 2018 at 5:26 AM Thank you Line. It is the story of my work-life, and I have to admit I LOVE my career choice, which I went into kicking and screaming as it was God's choice for me, not mine, as I did not know about it.

Kishan Sharma November 20, 2018 at 7:20 PM Very nice Caren Krutsinger November 21, 2018 at 5:26 AM Thank you. I am so glad you liked it. Of course, it is an absolutely true story; most of mine are exaggerated, but this time it is pretty much on-truth.