working at the zoo

i see you at
the zoo with your
new man, sheldon,
i believe his
name is. you are
both standing
by the elephant
cages eating cotton
candy, the pink
kind. and you
know how i feel
about cotton
candy. i think
of awful things
to say to you, such
as your new boyfriend
looks like he
should be on the
the other side
of the bars
eating peanuts,
but i don't. i just
keep sweeping up
shells on the sidewalk.
working here at
the zoo has changed
me. i'm a nicer,
better person.
i now see the animal
in all of us.