Friday, March 21, 2014

Poem: Switcheroo

Switcheroo

Camarena enters the cinema with a
large popcorn and a gerbil named Justice.
She exits with a box of
marshmallows and a cat named Mozzarella.

What happens in between is
largely hypothetical.

Brian enters a day spa with a
girlfriend the color of dark chocolate.
He exits with five lipstick
marks and a restraining order.

What happens in between was
fairly inevitable.

Giselle enters a car wash as
a neurosurgeon and never leaves.

What happens next is
crucially important.
 
 
From the collection Fields of Satchmo
Photo by MJV

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