ON TOPIC

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Hawk Kitchen 5:55pm

I stirred The Cinnamon

into My Eggnog

& even though I don’t celebrate

Christmas

I saw The Stars churning

off The Galaxy Edges

I felt The Funnel of Hope

invigorate

My Despondency

I drank The Drink

of My New Declaration:

The Minds of Men, Women & Children

The World Over

will succeed

in leading us away

from Dystopia