so we had to invent him. The most expensive
public art project ever built. Or it was at the time
anyway. My cousin’s neighbor welded
some of the animatronics. Your uncle’s
ex-husband programmed the scepter,
its lightning randomizer. This kicked ass.
I thought it was worth it even just
for all the new species of birds issued
daily. The fifth and sixth seasons.
The midweek weekend. I didn’t mind
the pronouncements, I’d never kept track
of rules in the first place. The sky widened