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.