DadaPoe. by Nadine Sellers Swellings the numbers of the faithful in Utah. And for the mother who proudly announced “Salt Lake City is the Jello Capital of the world” . banging pots and pans tickle tickle toe tickle so till i laugh they will not go two foot tall and innocent they march through life in bright crayon gigglemania small hope in tomato banana peachy razmania and plum sweet children drown in jello pink strawberry scented for girls grapey-chewy blue for boys blow bubbles in gelatinous miasma pink and blue purple orgasmia little children crushed under bully foot leave a violet wet spot on the couch they spit artificially colored cool made right under mama’s print on the left side of the sofa sweet little ones stomp dirt in rugs one tiny foot at a time grind fake cheese in your bed and spit out wads of gum under the cushions childerlings dance on the roof of my mind banging pots and pans tickle tickle toe tickle so till i laugh they will not go |