2nd edit, thanks to Ally for the punctuation tips [the hyphens]
After Dinner Naps
I could smell cabbage on her breath.
A few green specks were glued to her pristine white peggies,
three of them like miniature tombstones spattered
with lichen, moss and slime.
A hefty burp exploded,
reinforcing the image of a small Shrek at a dinner table.
Neon-green sticky vomit projectiled over a toothy grin,
a satisfied toothy grin.
she/it put chubby inflated fingers to her mouth then played
patticake on my face.
My shirt cried a little as my bellybutton inhaled the moisture.
I retched a little as the bubble-blowing face
flopped onto my mouth
like she were trying to resuscitate me
with the gurgle of a sloppy kiss.
Gooey fists hit my ears,
wiped themselves in my well-groomed hair.
After a few splutters she rested,
her head lifeless on my shoulder,
seemingly devoid of neck bones or cartilage.
A wisp of breath brushed my ear
as a silent trump rustled her diaper.
I joined her soft snoozes with my own--
two happy dozing monsters.
After Dinner Naps
I could smell cabbage on her breath.
A few green specks were glued to her pristine white peggies,
three of them like miniature tombstones spattered
with lichen, moss and slime.
A hefty burp exploded,
reinforcing the image of a small Shrek at a dinner table.
Neon-green sticky vomit projectiled over a toothy grin,
a satisfied toothy grin.
she/it put chubby inflated fingers to her mouth then played
patticake on my face.
My shirt cried a little as my bellybutton inhaled the moisture.
I retched a little as the bubble-blowing face
flopped onto my mouth
like she were trying to resuscitate me
with the gurgle of a sloppy kiss.
Gooey fists hit my ears,
wiped themselves in my well-groomed hair.
After a few splutters she rested,
her head lifeless on my shoulder,
seemingly devoid of neck bones or cartilage.
A wisp of breath brushed my ear
as a silent trump rustled her diaper.
I joined her soft snoozes with my own--
two happy dozing monsters.
