By Lori D’Angelo
I Google poem prompts, and the article says: What does your favorite color taste like? My answer is: I’m tired, and I don’t know. Maybe a better Google search would be How to get your 11-year-old son to stop yelling at you about Disney+ subtitles not working on your Roku TV. (I Google that too). We try all the buttons till something clicks. Maybe a better Google search would be How to get your cattle dog to stop growling at you because you’re not paying attention. Maybe a better Google search would be How to get your 11-year-old son to stop obsessively watching the musical Hamilton. Maybe a better Google search would be How to more patiently answer questions Like, Mom, does the air pump run out of air?
Lori D’Angelo’s poems have recently appeared in Fulminare Review, Forge Zine, Jarfly Poetry Magazine, One Art Poetry Journal, and Plainsongs. She is a grant recipient from the Elizabeth George Foundation, a fellow at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts, and an alumna of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. She lives in Virginia with her family.
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