The checkout girls are overcharging me
my heartbeat is funny I’m afraid
soon I won’t be able to drive
said the old woman

Feel that peremptory scorch in the breeze
maybe you don’t mind it but I do
so do the peonies
said the tulip

When you watch me turn and turn
on the shag carpet
and settle down in a circle nose to tail
I dream I’m going home said the dog