the stupid elephant

my stupidity is the

biggest elephant

whom I ever tried to force

inside pink ballet dress, or

across the bridge of emotions

without swearing

that this would be the last time

but I tried

after dark this

came out that she

used to eat straight from freezer

before they’d find her

chewing swallowing choking

for she had no other ambitions

or hope for a better future

than the one of a circus elephant

but to have her back from the bridge,

or to have one small thing undone

is more difficult than

walking one hundred new elephants

across the bridge,

and this is why we love to start

everything all over again