Mind and soul
race in circles.

No time to
stop for naps.

Won’t miss chance
to witness

magical
transformation

of pillows,
sheets, blankets

and mattresses
into mountains,

tunnels,
city streets,

houses and
other unfinished

construction
projects.

Small porcelain,
plastic people,

metal toy
vehicles

in stop-
and-go traffic.

Signs of paper
and cardboard

lettered in
bold crayon

warning
intruders

like adults
and older siblings:

BEWARE:
THIS IS

RESTRICTED
AREA!

CHILDREN
AT PLAY!

NAP TIME
PROHIBITED!

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.