I want or I wanted
is now or before.
But if I say,
I wanted to ask you…
is that yesterday or today?
Yesterday if the want has ended,
but today if the listener
must not be on the spot.
Curious this sinewy
diversion from what
we were taught.
If a want can be a wanted
can a think be a thought?
First published in Armarolla October 11, 2018