MayVaneDay Studios (Gopher Edition)

a garden in the corner of a gym

published: 9-26-2017

the presiding queen rules over her patch of concrete
wishing that she had a kingdom to rule instead
but her knees and shoulders have betrayed her too many times
so this patch is where she shall stay

a coercive building made of an ancestor’s malice
children twisting and contorting their bodies in impossible ways
only the finest grade of meat for a woman ironically behind a desk
only the saltiest tears for her mug of stone

all bow down at the command of a robotic voice
programmed to lull the class into a false sleep
bend, extend, repeat
rear ends in the air, youthful limbs ready for inspection

no recourse for a rainy day
a door to freedom bolted shut and locked
maybe if we lift these weights enough
we will lift ourselves to heaven