if i am a doll then you are a terrorist




when I have children I tell them I am a tree
and then I take them outside to the trees and i point
and I introduce the children to their parents
tall and with a life span tripling theirs
I just tricked them into believing they will never be alone
until there is a fire
they will never know


I woke up next to my husband
who is still sleeping
I built a small campfire on his forehead
so he doesn't get cold when he wakes up alone


I make my bed before I sleep in it
three days a week
because those are the odds of not waking up
and I don’t want to be embarrassed
about menial things when I am dead


I am a teacher of young children
and I take the young children on a field trip
to the forest
I take off their shoes and we all get down on all fours
running through the woods on our knees
playing wolves