(will you teach a... (12)

(will you teach a
wretch to live
straighter than a needle)

ask
     her
         ask
             when
                 (ask and
                 ask
                 and ask
again and)ask a
brittle little
person fiddling
in
the
rain

(did you kiss
a girl with nipples
like pink thimbles)

ask
     him
         ask
             who
                (ask and
                ask
                and ask
ago and)ask a
simple
crazy
thing
singing
in the snow

(e. e. cummings)