I don't normally write poems.

I don’t normally write poems Because it’s not my thing; I write stories, in traditional prose, Jagged, invisible outlines on Bright, ruled sheets. Thousands of blue pages Hide in my binder, in my folder. They seem to say: “Laura, give us a home. Tell us where we belong. Give us our space.” And so I follow their pleas, With my trusty pen, or pencil, or marker: Whatever is available to me, I use to fulfill their needs.