Jeanette
Cheezum is a charter member of the Hampton Roads Writers (you know what
that means, right? She’s another Virginian!) and a veteran member of
many online writing sites and e-zines. Jeanette was a semifinalist in
the Mixed Drinks contest and Verb’s Dynamic Dialogue contest. Her work
has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, and 2 of the
books she has appeared in have been on the New York Times bestseller list. Her work has also been featured at Paul D Brazil’s Friday Flash, Pen Ten, and Blink Ink.
I could go on, but I’d rather you read her poem. This poem arcs from
questioning despair to philosophic understanding. Note the changing use
of person and how it shifts your perspective as the reader. Read it
once, twice, three times. Hell, you’ve got nothing that needs to get
done today–read it til you’re inspired to write your own poem. And then read it again.