04-21-2018, 07:10 AM
Do not immerse in water, so it said
and I, a cynic, naturally read
this warning with a laugh and one raised brow --
a quirk I'd practised often -- anyhow
I plugged it in. The little light glowed red
like Mother's eyes before she'd deftly shred
our little sinner hides for filching bread
or speaking to the neighbour, Mr Chao:
do not immerse
Our worlds and theirs should never mix. They spread
disease. The tub is full, my clothing shed
like Chen's the day we kissed and made our vow
to love or leave the world. Well, Chen's gone now.
His father and my mother both were bred
to not immerse.
and I, a cynic, naturally read
this warning with a laugh and one raised brow --
a quirk I'd practised often -- anyhow
I plugged it in. The little light glowed red
like Mother's eyes before she'd deftly shred
our little sinner hides for filching bread
or speaking to the neighbour, Mr Chao:
do not immerse
Our worlds and theirs should never mix. They spread
disease. The tub is full, my clothing shed
like Chen's the day we kissed and made our vow
to love or leave the world. Well, Chen's gone now.
His father and my mother both were bred
to not immerse.
It could be worse