Another One

Hot Damn! I'm on a roll like a pig on a platter... Lately the creative bug has bitten me, and I'm not complaining about the rash. In fact, I've been hoping this block would finally disintegrate, and it's certainly on its way. Maybe it's the New Year (a belated Happy 2007, btw), the new gig, the new shoes, but whatever it is, I'm baaaack...

I wrote this one on Saturday morning. Funny, it's called:

Saturday Circus

hard candy and bubble gum
hours in the toy aisle
French fries in ketchup soup
and staying up all night

the princess has free reign
at the weekend circus
she has tamed the center ring
whip in hand
feather in her ponytail
her wish
his command

whatever the queen forbids
the monkey slips in her pocket
shhh…she’ll never know
(but she always does)

each Monday is a reminder
that her life is finer
for 72 hours each week
where she has all the pleasures
of chocolate and sticky sweets
at the Saturday carnival
the longest-running circus
where she makes and breaks
the rules
and all wishes
come true

JGH 2007