Training Session for the Manufactured Community

pauses for the pre-articulate:

slobbering into his teacup
king kong wears a tie and
uses airplanes from around the building
as electric shavers
all this right in public
for money

when struggling to conquer
jump
get your markets straight
make a million
you're a
i'm a
we're all
just the ticket to a great performance

the woman in the t-shirt that says ha ha ha
takes half an hour scraping tea leaves off a table
after the photo op
that lasted ten minutes

that fly
buzzing around her
won't go away

the traffic sign    outside
says    pause for princesses

we're not training frogs here
we've planned our miracle

from Purgatorial (2004)