In Keeper

No flashing Vacancy sign here.
I am not required to grant entry
to everyone who rings my bell
and attempts to sign in.

I don’t have to entertain
harmful idiocies
of the flower bearing
or forced entry persuasions.

I sit behind my counter
knitting neurons
into ever better clusters
based on my own boldness.

I sometimes drop
a stitch or two
but am usually pleased
with the patterns that emerge.

I’m not above
ripping out a few rows
I thought were precious
when I realize they feel uneven.

Cinse Bonino