‘the a’

What is 'the a' (uh)?

Is it 'the apple' or 'an apple'?

Is apple on

'a desk' or 'the desk'?

Apple, desk, Uh, a

Perhaps it is better as

'a the'? No, 'the a' most

definitely. But, then again:

should ‘the a’ acknowledge

‘a’ as the subject of its own

sentence? No, most definitely

‘the’ is more deserving.

Perhaps 'the' equals signifier, perhaps

'the's' are simply grander than

'a's', Uh, ah, 'the a', then again:

‘an’ has a definite outcry

for those pesky vowels, but

whoever remembers ‘an’ when

‘a’ is a viable option? ‘the’ fights

both, three on two, three on one

Until “the” and “a”—

“the a” stands once more

Please, “a”, “the” don’t fight

for attention. I promise you,

I’m “the” only one

paying “a”-ttention.