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Wrong Things, By: Hiram Larew

November 17, 2023 by Hiram Larew

Wrong Things, By: Hiram Larew

I need to listen more to wrong things. Yes
I need to let talk that’s hard get
       close to me.
I need to believe in the truth of burned up dinners and
       take lessons from dogs that
       sneak by with ticks.

In fact the only way I’ll learn
       probably is from
       an animal that’s hurt or
       from a kid who’s shaky scared.
Yes the hollow sounds they make turn
       my shivers into wisdom.

So with all of that in mind I think
       I’ll turn my back on the
       surest things in life because
It seems
       along comes a mistake or
       bams of angry lightning and
What had been neat and locked
       down tight splits apart
       wide open all
       at once with concerns and revelations.

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