Ext. Polly and the Sun

Polly becomes a measurement
she doesn't want this kind of
     responsibility
Something besides the waxing of the
     moon to tell time
Make a wish

Back to the release
   long sentences
   a gay pride parade
     Men in silver body paint dancing
     to retro retro retro
A hungry seagull catches a crab in
   the water w/a quick dive
brings it to the beach and swallows
   it whole
still snapping in its belly

Polly often feels like things
gnaw at her from the inside
it's the last hour of existence
Do you know where your
     Significant Other is?

Someone will discover something about
themselves and blame it on me, she thinks
knowing how predictable people like their meat
the egg section at Safeway
empty          strange reflection of
the Last Night on Earth     when everything
was up for grabs:  cheap wine, cars,
               girlfriends
no one wanted to        die alone

except one young gentleman     who had
loved once     and lost

Polly could relate to that
not the loved and lost part
the alone thing
controlling how you go

why can't we take the garbage out like that?
eventually she will leave
right now
she "accidentally" turns her laundry pink
so she can throw it
all away
Last Night
As if she needed any more pressure
behind her sighs