event one
view petits pois
stored in kitchen cupboard
green-white label on “i can”
event two
remove butts and maybes
from nearby black ceramic receptacle
event three
ignore the watch
the botch
the blotch
the melting snow-sloshed sidewalks
event four
push pen forward
draw thick lines
assemble them to look like Will
event five
set scene
three bullies
big, bigger and greatest
all against Will
who unzips duffle bag
retrieves boxing gloves
event six
temporary essentials
have them smile
celebrate their greatness
revise cranky backstory
by mary ann blinkhorn
mypenandme 