National Poetry Month: Day 23

Tell

To tell this story
you will need black-eyed peas
bread and fish
and a fire by the lake.

There will be tears
some water some wine
but also milk.

There will be broken glass
more than you would think

but also a blue bowl
filled with lemons
gathering sunlight
on a table that belongs to you.

There will be parts
you want to leave out
things you do not want
to say.

Say them anyway.

Say them out loud.

When you get to the end
conjure forgiveness

lean into
the happy ending.