A Short and Sweet Sestina.

Six Words

yes
no
maybe
sometimes
always
never

Never?
Yes.
Always?
No.
Sometimes?
Maybe—

maybe
never
sometimes.
Yes—
no
always:

always
maybe.
No—
never
yes.
Sometimes,

sometimes
(always)
yes.
Maybe
never . . .
No,

no—
sometimes.
Never.
Always?
Maybe.
Yes—

yes no
maybe sometimes
always never.

-Lloyd Schwartz

(Some time ago, McSweeney's ran a call for sestina submissions. It was one of my favorites of their features. Am so sorry that they ended it. If you're interested, here's the archive.)