Tonight

That box, flat and empty
Yes, that box
Is a mattress
Tonight.

That big can, empty now
Is a cooking pot
Tonight.

Yes, a pot, and that plastic
That the wind had brought
Like a large broken
Bat wing
Yes, that plastic
Is a roof
My tent
Tonight.

Yes, tonight
Tonight I am blessed!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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