I see you have a new
boa constrictor.
Your voice tells it
to stop crushing the elephant
decorated comforter
or you’ll put it out to the dog house.
Last year’s dandelion puffs
cloud your bathtub
in place of fragrant
bath bubbles.
This prevents you from
soaking too long
thus pruning your skin
into a bushel of peri-wrinkles.
Our dog started eating
the boa constrictor’s tail
just as the boa swallowed
our dog’s tail
in the imitation
of something mythic
I once heard you murmur
between your petite snores.
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