04-12-2017, 04:04 AM
In The Beginning
In the beginning, there was construction paper.
Mom said, let us cut it into shapes:
triangles for alligator teeth,
ovals for panda tongues,
rectangles for orangutan feet.
The children said, let there be glue,
enough to cover the whole earth.
Let us bind the trees together–-
paper shapes to table, cabinets,
floor, and baseboard. Let us bind
humans together into one:
fingertip to palm, hand to hair, hair to face.
Thus, the disparate elements
of creation coalesced-–
strange yet beautiful to its creators.
Then the children said, let us cover
our creation in glitter.
They saw that it was good,
and reveled in their success
without rest.
In the beginning, there was construction paper.
Mom said, let us cut it into shapes:
triangles for alligator teeth,
ovals for panda tongues,
rectangles for orangutan feet.
The children said, let there be glue,
enough to cover the whole earth.
Let us bind the trees together–-
paper shapes to table, cabinets,
floor, and baseboard. Let us bind
humans together into one:
fingertip to palm, hand to hair, hair to face.
Thus, the disparate elements
of creation coalesced-–
strange yet beautiful to its creators.
Then the children said, let us cover
our creation in glitter.
They saw that it was good,
and reveled in their success
without rest.