cherry sno-cone

when my former
wife, lucinda,
who i wasn't
getting along
with anyway
because she was
out and about
all night
with her neer
do well friend
violet, fell out
of the ferris
wheel, that i
refused to ride
because it made
me queasy,
i stood
there watching
as she tumbled
down, hitting
each seat, each
pole and stanchion
along the way,
i kept licking
my sno-cone,
cherry flavored,
and wondered
what i could
do to save her.
but there was
nothing i could
do but just stand
aside and say oh
my. and as
sad as that event
was, i now own
the carnival and
have installed
safety measures
so that accidents
like that won't
happen again. if
you look hard enough
you can find good
in everything.