It's not wide,
It's not leary,
It's not short,
It's not hairy.
It's not nice,
It's not chilled,
It's not green,
It's not thrilled.
It's not small,
It's not talking,
It's not round,
It's not walking.
It's not mine,
It's not yours,
It's not theirs,
It's not four.
It's not bent,
It's not sable,
It's not metal,
It's not able.
It's not happy,
It's not sad,
It's not rude,
It's not glad.
It's not here,
It's not there,
It's not away,
It's not where?
It's not smiling,
It's not been,
It's not clever,
It's not seen.
It's not obtuse,
It's not acute,
It's not rectangular,
It's not moot.
It's not read,
It's not spoken,
It's not bored,
It's not broken.
It's not little,
It's not flat,
It's not bulky,
It's not fat.
It's not ink,
It's not pen,
It's what?
Oh, it's gone again!
©Cathryn Sharpe