you know your life is poetry when...

everyone around you reminds you of the beauty of the world around you

Willie Perdomo’s “Crazy Bunch Barbecue” poem has this moment of truth in the center of it:

“Yo,” he said “Go find something to do / write a poem / write something / do something / I got this / I’m the chef / You the poet / Talk about how you are glad to be here / look at that little boy / on the baseball diamond / look at him running circles around secon…