life is a diet of cupcakes and hotdogs

and heartburns.

The wail

like a childhood urge
we all stand innocent now
inside the giant whale
waiting to submerge -
and all eager to bow.

on the shoulders of the giant
the primadonna is yearning to breathe
stardust cloaking her lungs
salt water up to her teeth .

bring new life to abandoned fowls

the fairhaired friend of vanity
and the cheerful brother of pain
a nirvana of debris, humiliation and shame

an innocent bystander of the perfect crime
a sheep in the desert
a pet in the rain
a shepherd seeking solace
and a clown casting frowns

a cry of resemblance
each night lasts a week
in the prime of life, legs and hearts open wide
an opinion beheld by the bottom of the glass

parting is painful
be prepaired, walk the walk, talk and talk
carry only an emergency kit and the burden to believe
don't walk on the edge
and stand clear of the doors