Jello

I spilled Jello
all over the freezer.
I just couldn't wait to have it.
Just couldn't wait
for it to set.
If I'd have waited,
I wouldn't have bloodclotted ice
and red-snouted cats.
I'm too sad to cry
too tired to sleep
so I will stare at the mess
and wonder
who will ever clean it up.

 

 

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