How to Write a Poem Yourself

The kid considered toy blocks
With no sense of their purpose
In prior generations.

Some were identical,
Except for different scuff marks.
The grown-ups at the table

Were discussing other things.
The blocks were good for the kid—
Tactile, requiring input,

Imagination, building
Hand-eye coordination.
At the table, the adults

Discussed the end of the world
With no sense of their purpose.