Blue, like untucked.

Silly things like bubblegum keep us afloat.

Sometimes I want to break your nose.

Roses grow from your eyes and brain-

To bring the light and make it bright.

Dinners spent over candlelight are

The nights my human brain remembers.

The clock on the wall brings me back to

My grandmother’s living space. Cluttered

With dolls and knick knacks, the spiders

Find an easy place to call home. Cigarettes

Stick to the wallpaper like mice run in

The cornfields. When the mail arrives

Please dry the rice and bring the dog in.

Children from down the road gather

Around the backyard tree. Today will

Be the day they put, Richard to rest.

School is for the children and money is

For the poor. When honey comes from

Bees you know you have a gift.