Who notices prepositions
                      unless they dangle

                      like earrings
                      begging the spotlight.

                      They act
                      like auditioning extras

                      or photo-bombers.



                       Of the people, for the people, by the people,

                       what does that even mean
                       when we, the people
                       are simply people

                       trying out humanity.



                       My nephew goes blah blah blah,    
                       which is cute and could
                       mean anything when
                       spoken randomly _ an 18-month old,

                       like prepositions
                       _  the people:

                       _ God, we trust.

"paint on wood
paper on paint on wood
ink on paper on paint on wood
pen in hand on paper on paint on wood," she mumbled.
"like your emotions," i said. "all those crazy prepositions mixed with random nouns."

After* he bought drinks

in spite of your protests

before you could say no

because you were too drunk

until you felt numb.

are what my pupil
found difficulty reading
and considered unimportant
yet
the in
the of
the to
the from
do shape
our understanding
lend                                    a sense of place or
movement
orexactrelations
between objects and actions -
thanks, all of you prepositions,
bridges in our communication.