.
Animal Crackers Midnight
at
12:17. Bright green lights blurt out the
timeIt's
dark outside
but
warm and calm in
here,
with the glow of life
still
and
at first
it
begins slowly
softly stirring, .
.
The mind, mindless munching, The constant, cringing crunching, The sweet and salty, steady scrunching of the of
crumbs elephants and rhinos
tiny, tan
little
spilling softly onto the bed.
I
say nothing-
ears throbbing teeth crunching,
mouth watering— I
say nothing
And
observe that she
She's eating
is
my animal
eating crackers.
crackers.
Laura Rumsey