Octopus

And into this world I drift
On my shitty little raft made of
Deodorant-stained flannel shirts
And marbles
The water is sand
The sand is air
I’m sinking
Down
Down
Down
In the rocks of my confused mind
The black hole of life
Drains into
The whiteness of death
The chair leg opens up
And out comes the octopus
Holding a rainbow lollipop
In his hand
He says:
Why waste your time
Sitting on a shitty little raft
Made of deodorant-stained flannel shirts
And marbles?
Come and watch with me.
But then the whiteness of death
Drains into
The black hole of life
I sit and eat my purple oatmeal
And think
That little jerk sure fucked up
When he created my world

~emily