The Reading Log

by The Bright Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

I read beneath the table. I read inside the car. I read while brushing one side of my teeth. The log asks for minutes, title, a grown-up signature. It does not ask where the dragon landed or why I missed the turning. Some things a box is too square to hold.
51 words · 11 lines · Free Verse
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