if you don’t listen at the time time time
at the precious time
when you begin
to love in time
one note
one tooth
one flower
if you don’t hear the one one one
the one writing
trying to write
one by one
one song
one face
one day
if you don’t learn to turn turn turn
about face with grace
turn and face
this morning’s face
and another and
another and
the next
then keep calm calm calm
take off your heart
put on your face
make morning wait
and when you
fool me too
we’re finished.
©Vivian Thonger 2015