IMPULSE
by Robert K. Johnson
Please finish up,
Mr. Preacher, and leave
this corner spot—
bustling
with hurriers-by—
because
I want to do
something ridiculous
that’ll bring me
rippling joy.
I want to take
your place—
but
instead of shouting
Bible-verse advice,
I’m going to shout:
“Let’s make everything
we do today
be like the opening notes
of Claire de lune.”
Copyright © 2009 by Robert K. Johnson.