The Use of Me
Turn me in with turning leaves, with squirrels,
tend me seldom as some feral plot.
Watch me like a model in my polka dot apparel,
let me be my foibles and my fops.
Place me in among the lathes and potters wheels,
plant me with the sycamores and rings of yew.
Use me for that certain task like proper tools,
love me when I waiver, spin or skew.
Gram Joel Davies lives in Somerset, UK. You can find his recent writing in The Centrifugal Eye, The Lake and The Journal. He reads with Juncture 25 poets. His Twitter handle is @poplarist.