Lovely Penguin

by Marie Gordon

Little bugs in my brain
Make antsy thoughts
They twirl tiny batons
Like a giggling campus

Little bugs leave this brain
Shiver and twitch
Until your chants subside
So I can rest my hands

They sing melodic tunes
And play their horns
Shaking spongy tissue
Inside my jell-o brain

Pack up and scamper out
You pesky fools
Who twist and gobble thoughts
And flint nap thorns from seeds

They have set their campground
Built a fire pit
And roasted marshmallows
Until my brain explodes

And my heated brain melts
Solidifies
Until they roast again
On my amygdala

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