Joanna Gilman Hyde

May 18, 2025

The Tomato-coloured Couch

8:05 am

2 Eons (Days) Ago

Eye intercepted, by CHANCE

M(eye) 1st Husband

about 2 take a cart load

2 The Dump —

contents of  His Parents’ Attic.

Within His Load

Eye saved 2 Pedestal Fruit Bowls:

1 Fluted Glass & 1 White China

with grape patterning

(which may have once been Mine.)

Also 3 Dirty Glass Dishes

which Eye washed, of course

as soon as Eye got home.

Then yesterday morning

before taking The 3 Glowing Dishes

out of the dish rack,

Eye moved The Pedestal Fruit Bowls

(also cleaned)

over 2 the counter

beside M(eye) Corner Cupboard

in order 2 clear the counter

beside the sink.

BIG MISTAKE.

As Eye placed The 3 Glass Dishes

inside The Security

of M(eye) Corner Cupboard —

down came M(eye) Left Elbow

upon the edge

of The Fluted Glass Fruit Bowl,

smashing It against The Counter Top

& all over The Kitchen Floor:

THE BULL IN A CHINA SHOP —

& when next Eye told M(eye) Friend Dan

THE DESCRIPTION OF DESTRUCTION

He laughed

& rallied with

“I’D LIKE 2 BE A BULL

IN A PORNO SHOP!”