I am asked a question.

My life asks me a question.

I suggest a better question,
one I like more the sound of,
with more pleasing grammar.

My life humors me.
My life asks me that.

I don’t know an answer.

Life is stubborn and clever.
Life says: you must choose.

I can’t choose.

I leave the question.
I go into the garden and weed.

My life weeds with me.

The knees of my pants are stained.

Source: Poetry (November 2024)