Swallow

Open wide and swallow it all down and SMILE while you do it.
I would never give you anything that won’t fit and I promise that you won’t choke.

So be a good girl and just take it so that I do not have to shove it down your ungrateful throat.
If it’s too big to get down in one go, I’ll let you use a spoon, just as long as you SMILE while you do it.

There you go, good girl, that was not so bad was it?



Perception

I drew a box and said that it held all that I hold dear to me
When I showed it to you, you said that it was just a box

I said no you have to look closer: it holds all that is real
And you said that you just saw a box.

I wonder if you could have seen inside if you still would be here.