Thursday, September 29, 2005

Zoo Project?

Momadillo

A paleolithic leftover
is the hard shell
of my momadillo.

Who knows how old
mothers are? Armadillos
are old mothers;
their single-sex litters
are of seven.

Soft as the stuffed
armadillo I bought
for your mother
at the Houston airport.

Every one so soft
on the inside. You
exposed yourself;
you died.

Hours from now
the fossil record
has hardened
these dreams
into facts.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44291802@N00/

Did you see these? If I knew how to use flick better I would make your name with more bells and whistles.

Anonymous said...

how's about you go to the zoo
and pick me up a monkey
any monkey will do, particularly the little ones
i'll dress it up and keep it fed
jaime will pick up it's poop.