This Is Just to Say
My bulldozer
has flattened
the thorny
hedge
which
you mistakenly
expected to sleep behind
until the prince came
Forgive me
I’m charging tourists
ten dollars
to visit the castle
This Is Just to Say
While you were buying
doll dresses
I sanded off
your Barbie’s face
which
you constantly
patted
and praised
Forgive me
her beauty
was only
skin deep
This Is Just to Say
Dwarves
you snore
pick your noses
never take a bath
although
I always
encourage you
to be at your best
Forgive me
I’m making myself ugly
and leaving
with the witch
This Is Just to Say
You fell
and cracked
your skull
on the hill
where
I had carefully
placed
a banana peel
Forgive me
Jill
is now
my girlfriend
This Is Just to Say
If you have feet
I hope
you put on
slippers
when
my spaceship thunderously
shattered
your bedroom window
Forgive me
glass
is unknown
on my home planet
