2023 Annual Literary Contest
3rd Place
Poetry
Andrew Szemeredy
London, ON
Connect the dot with the i,
Said the teacher, while I
Wondered why
The dot and the i
Are still separate.
Connect the point
with the other point
Drawing a line
while my mind idly strayed
Why the line must be straight.
Connect the word with god,
The preacher sterny bellowed out,
And I was speechless…
I could not see how the priestess
Had no clue or an impress
Of my disconnectedness.