(will you teach a... (12)

(will you teach a

wretch to live

straighter than a needle)

ask

her

ask

when

(ask and

ask

and ask

again and)ask a

brittle little

person fiddling

in

the

rain

(did you kiss

a girl with nipples

like pink thimbles)

ask

him

ask

who

(ask and

ask

and ask

ago and)ask a

simple

crazy

thing

singing

in the snow

; e. e. cummings