I have a grownup age but kid toys My age exactly matches the percentage of my apartment taken up by The Big Box of Stuffed Animals I sit on my knees, reach in, and grab something fun Ki Yo Tee Mao Tin Gote Bar Ock O Bomb Ma All my toys are soft even if they are political celebrities They attempt to be as realistic as possible without including any hard parts I sit on my knees and smush them into my body Snowg Ewse Huh Ming Burd Goaled Fnch I sit on my knees and go ‘aww’ at the new toys that magically appear in the box I just got a… Tar Ranch Chula Ball Deegle Maarque Twaaane and Kid Knees Tone Hmm, what’s this? I thought It looked like a cute little brown blob But when I smushed it into my body… it hurt Its surprise-spikecrags poked behind my flesh and influenced my nerves And caused a shooting pain from the center of my gut all the way down to my… (whisper) penis “Grate Hornd OWW-wull!” I said, “What put this in here?!” I wanted to toss Kid Knees Tone back in the box But for some reason it stayed smushed in me A knifey stick A killer sting A kicking stab A King Sore Moving down over and over from my gut thru my groin to my… (whisper) penis I could only get off my knees Run to the bathroom Sit on the toilet And chant til it was over “grownup age grownup toy grownup age grownup toy grownup age grownup toy” - February 2019, Boulder, CO
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