HOUSEMAKER

something to be said

about knowing how to arrange

the alphabet into spell

and how to fold a fitted sheet

into square and how to season

a cast iron and a fresh piece

of swordfish and how to choose

a frame and a space on the wall

and a color or two and a

chair or three and a hanger

and move an iron across natural

fibers so wrinkle go smooth and

smooth make me smooth and there’s

something to be said

about knowing how to build a

house with the alphabet and still

not be able to sound out love