What Did I Eat?
Giraffe On A Unicycle
Dreaming again.
About a giraffe
On a unicycle.
Long legs.
Knobby knees.
Pedalling down
The street
Painted pink.
Awkward legs
Pumping furiously.
Gaining momentum,
As its neck
Bobbed up and down,
Ducking to avoid
Electrical wires
Made from
Shoestring licorice.
Zigzagging
Along,
Dodging potholes.
Swirling
Vortexes
To other worlds.
Its speeding
Downhill
As elephants
Dressed in
Police uniforms,
Riding tricycles,
In hot pursuit.
Trunks trumpeting
Like sirens.
Flying monkeys
Join in the
Chase
For air support...
Swooping and laughing,
I watch from the
Lavender sidewalk,
As the menagerie
Heads straight for me,
I turn to run...
But only in
Slow motion
As if I'm surrounded
By lime jello.
Suddenly,
Daylight!
What did I eat
Before bed last night?!
2022
About the Creator
Elizabeth Arnold
I’m a storyteller. I write for the love of writing. I feel a wave of excitement whenever I buy a new notebook and a pack of bic crystal pens because I know those blank pages hold wonderous possibilities. It’s about time I share them.
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