Thursday, December 15, 2005
Staircase to Escalator
Glass glittered my path.
Shards.
Gems.
Dust.
Not Safe-T.
Not C-gram’s.
K-Mart crystal.
80 toasts,
Without fireplaces,
Hurled to the pavement instead?
The Dwarf lit up a Benson and Hedges.
"Don’t you know you’ll stunt your growth?"
Bubbled up and stuck in my p.c. throat.
Shards.
Gems.
Dust.
Not Safe-T.
Not C-gram’s.
K-Mart crystal.
80 toasts,
Without fireplaces,
Hurled to the pavement instead?
The Dwarf lit up a Benson and Hedges.
"Don’t you know you’ll stunt your growth?"
Bubbled up and stuck in my p.c. throat.