*Laurie Kolp Poetry*

C is for Chance
by Laurie Kolp

a whim
that was all it was
a chance to be heard
after merciless years
of changing diapers
cleaning spit-up
and crazy choppy nights

a contest
that was all it was
a chance for me to write again
like I did until fear
conquered my creativity
and I did not think
I had a chance
at success

winning first place
was all that it took
the poem my fingers wrote
awakened a craving
a continuous calling
to write, write, write

that was all it was
a chance