My heart is a purse
With gold latches
In a tall, square, blue velvet box
Open it
It's filled with confetti

He's strumming a guitar
Sitting at a desk
Piled high with papers
The marshmallow man
Walks through the chain-link fence
Skin patterned blue
Plaid and paisley stripes
Creeping up the arms
Like a sky infection
Twice
I got a long way to go
To get back to where I was
I'm in love with my bed
Tomorrow I rise

Plump juicy strawberries
Ripe and sweet and wet
Bursting in the mouth
Then dying red and sumptuous

Anger's like a sneeze
We all should say "God bless you"
In ugly outbursts of all kinds
'Cause ugly is false and passing

The devil inside
Makes you lonely
We're all born to glow
In the innocence of love

But we can't always help it
In our weakness we will fail
Best to do no further harm
Get some exercise
Be alone

Gather support; do your calisthenics
To keep the demons
On the outskirts
You'll need vigilance and blessings

The grass is as important as the cattle
And the cowboy and his dogs
And the horse
And the birds high in the trees
All glory asks
Is that we do what we are able
It's so hard to tame these minds
But your actions can be beauty if you move with pride and courage
And environmental nuance