What the Future Looks Like

The future has what-a-body and a fantastic haircut.

She wears runway clothes

from an unpronounceable designer.

The future is featured in every

oh-my-look-at-that magazine.

She offers me comfort in her arms

while she steals my wallet.

The future feeds me ice cream

topped with chocolate and delusions.

She manicures her claws

and retracts them while I’m looking.

The only thing I have to fear

is the future herself.

inspired by Morgan Parker’s “Search for the New Land:”

published in Scuzzbucket

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