He never spoke
unless his finger tapped
on the round of his chin
and so
I ruined him when I asked
who gave his finger permission
to tap?
He speared the peas in twos
never threes
and the green beans and cabbage strips
but the carrots he ate in ones
because obviously
they were orange
She kept a mouse in her bag
and fed it
on sunflower seeds
that she found on the bird table
her father made
She wore holed socks
so her feet could breathe
and the smell could leak
from her foot to the shoe
Then I scrunched my nose
as I do
and they laughed at the oddness of me
No comments:
Post a Comment