Epiphany

Last week I had an idea.

I called it Fred,
I fed it cold meats and soft cheeses.
I took an old shoe box and stuffed it with tissues,
And gave it a bed to sleep in.

I let it stay up late and watch television,
I gave it hot baths.

Yet despite all my love and devotion,
It ran off to Mexico with a metaphor.



Yesterday I had an epiphany,
I tied it to the radiator in my basement.





[except from Displaced Organs]
- MQ