The Gift

So I sent the gift

and got a thank you in response.

It was such a lovely letter I wondered

if I should send a message back

saying thank you.

Thank you for the thank you.

And I questioned whether

in return

I might get a thank you

for the thank you

for thank you

and if so, where would it end?

A relentless river of thank yous

crowding out all other words,

all other thoughts.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Nothing left to say but thank you.

Now let’s turn our faces to the sun.

Joshua Seigal