my second most favorite word

i say

maybe a lot, it may be

my second favorite

word

in the English language,

second

to no.

it's saying yes,

but

leaving room

for no.

it's nearly a perfect word

to use

from the moment

you wake up,

until the moment

you go to sleep.

do you want

to spend Christmas at my

mother's house

this year, she asks?

i ponder

the question with a finger

on my chin,

and tell her, we'll see,

maybe.