She was
a kid who
asked questions.

She questioned
everything,
never content

with answers
from kids
posing adults.

She was
a kid on
a mission.

The kind
of kid
adults avoid

because
they knew
she’d never

be satisfied
with their
half truths.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.