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.