Poetry Month

Six Words
by Lloyd Schwartz


yes
no
maybe
sometimes
always
never


Never?
Yes.
Always?
No.
Sometimes?
Maybe—


maybe
never
sometimes.
Yes—
no
always:


always
maybe.
No—
never
yes.
Sometimes,


sometimes
(always)
yes.
Maybe
never . . .
No,


no—
sometimes.
Never.
Always?
Maybe.
Yes—


yes no
maybe sometimes
always never.