The Hunt
i scurry
outta bed
gotta go hide the eggs
painted pastels
but the basket’s empty
i look everywhere for the eggs
but all i find are pieces
crushed and chipped
like tiny tiles
i try to find which piece
goes where
i pick one up
and put it down
years go by
did anybody ever find
the golden egg …
was it worth it
all that work
all that time
it took
searching
for a piece of plastic
with something good inside
can somebody tell me
if it was worth it
anybody
wait, what …
what did you say
I said, how do you like your eggs
scrabbled
fried
poached
hard boiled
sunny-side up
or over easy
but I don’t even eat eggs
then why you here
looking for eggs
i don’t know
i was hungry
i guess
well, look for something else
there’s more than eggs
on the menu …
I’ll come back
when you’re ready
TL