my gaggle

a pantoum to living

While the word gaggle is most often used
to describe a flock of geese when not flying,
I trust you'll agree the word's not misused
to say there's a gaggle of mes all vying.

To describe a flock of geese when not flying
it helps to be present and bear witness.
To say there's a gaggle of mes all vying
may raise questions about my mind's fitness.

It helps to be present and bear witness
to the rowdy mes each jostling for my ear.
Raising questions about my mind's fitness
helps me see that each me wants us to be clear.

To the rowdy mes each jostling for my ear,
thank you for your relentless care and kin.
Help me see how each you wants us to be clear
how to enjoy living in our own skin.

Thank you for your relentless care and kin
and for being here in this beautiful mess.
How to enjoy living in our own skin
is one adventure to which we all can say yes.

We see there's a gaggle of mes all trying
to enjoy living in our crowded skin.