Are you sureyou like those boots?mother asks, repeats
after the answerYes, sure I dofails to convince.I mean, I just wantto make sure you aren’twearing thembecause you haven’tsomething elseto wear. You like them?
Of course I like them.If I didn’t,I’d be whining about them.
Poem #22 of 30 Poems in November to benefit Center for New Americans!