Poetry Casserole: The Recipe

Take an instant,
a snapshot
or sound byte
from your life;
attach an emotion
or a thought;
couch it in
the fewest best words;
let it gestate
until your head
goes into labor
and it will
be born like a real child
that is yours,
but has a life
of its own
and leaves you
to inhabit a world
you'll never know.
- mce