Marian Shapiro

Communication

 Why         you            yesterday? she says loudly, from the kitchen.

saying?  he answers, from the bedroom.

            to decide today,                you           ?

What?   Can’t        

Why don’t you just come in here so you can hear me!

 Why don’t YOU come in HERE!

Just tell Siri to send me a text, that’s what she’s for!    

Copyright © Marian Shapiro 2018

Marian Kaplun Shapiro is the author of a professional book, Second Childhood (Norton, 1988),  a poetry book, Players In The Dream, Dreamers In The Play (Plain View Press, 2007) and  two chapbooks: Your Third Wish, (Finishing Line, 2007); and The End Of The World, Announced On Wednesday (Pudding House, 2007). A Quaker and a psychologist, her poetry often embeds the  topics of peace and violence by addressing one within the context of the other. A resident of Lexington, she is a five-time Senior Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2012.

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3 Responses to Marian Shapiro

  1. dobbiejoan says:

    Yup!!!! I get it. She surely does capture it… 🙂

  2. Joy says:

    “…that’s what she’s for!”  may eventually leave us asking ourselves, “What are we for?” Thanks for sharing.

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