Copyright © 2003 LeeAnn Heringer

the questions we ask, Friday night and drunk


when the X’s win
at tic-tac-toe,
is there a conspiracy of X’s.
& when the X’s keep winning,
5 out of 5
10 out 10,
do the O’s storm out
to sit on the curb
swallowing the light
from a six pack of lite beer,
so they can emulate the moon,
round & radiant.
do the O’s pack it all in,
give it up,
allow themselves to be painted up
with bingo numbers.
trading the tic-tac-toe board
for a dusty jar
& the individual glory
of being pulled out
on tuesday bingo nights
& displayed
as someone else’s winning number.

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