The Crying of Lot 51

Apart from the dubious success
of sealing their heads and tails
in one gold firken
that would spring for Ghostbuster trap

these two mascots
(read Mini and Mickey Mouse)
from blacker than blackout
will discover themselves sealed

and stiffly lodged
on Walmart’s top shelf
with the greedy paws
of a girl named Martha

stretching for her Walt Disney prize
which led by squeaking wheel
of her mother’s shopping cart
will elbow past checkout

into the wilds, the wilds
of one Boca Raton parking lot

 
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