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I. Bunnies

Dust bunnies scatter like tumbleweed with every step,
Every factory produced Niké, Dirt filled
treads, that make the sole flat and soft.

Bunnies reproduce almost as quickly as shoes,
But they scurry underneath leaves, make
themselves invisible. We don’t see them,

think that the tracks beneath our feet were left
by our shoes, the fingerprints on the leaves
more proof that we’ve been here.

II. McDonalds

Tomato and ketchup are the same color,
That bright red children scrape on paper
With their crayons, representing blood.

The janitor will never get the ketchup off,
It stains, it always has. He thinks they should paint
The tables red, just to cover it up.

Even Ronald McDonald agrees. His hair
Used to be blond, before teenagers started throwing
Ketchup, and the executive didn’t think it look right

So they painted him, made him smile. But if
You look deep into the blue of his eyes,
He’ll glare at you, and tell you not eat the ketchup.


III. Mascots

Soon, instead of a clown, McDonald’s
Will remember It, and replace him with
A white bunny, and his eyes

Will start out sweet, but as his pale fur,
Gets covered in limp tomatoes and ketchup,
They will paint him, and McDonald’s

will need a new Mascot