we play scrabble—
you misspell gnat.
hand inside a felt bag—
full of unanimated letters.
dr. frankenstein
each word—
triple word score
for zax.
About the Author: john compton (b. 1987) is a gay poet who lives in kentucky with his husband josh and their dogs and cats. his latest full length book is “my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store” published with Flowersong Press (dec 2024); his latest chapbook is “melancholy arcadia” published with Harbor Editions (april 2024). you can find his books, some poems and other things here: https://linktr.ee/poetjohncompton
Image Credit: Photo by JIP – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
As It Ought To Be 