Zombie In a Recliner

Around 9 A.M. it opened
a toast and brie-encrusted laptop
to watch surfboarding ninja squirrels
on YouTube. When it laughed
the birds in its head fell silent
as if some cave-ogre had spontaneously
combusted.

Its recliner groaned like a woman in late term.
It day-dreamed,
now and then it thought of sex,
but in a nonrealistic way.

Around 6 O’clock, Its mate came home
to inquire about, ‘its day’.
“Been working on a poem,”
it said.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Delaney Avatar
December 28, 2021 at 6:46 PM
Been reading some more of your poems. I find them a fun and interesting read the way you play with words and expose the world for what it is. Thanks. SuZ
Ashford Avatar
January 16, 2022 at 10:24 AM
Thank you for taking the time to read my works Suzanne and for these kind thoughts.
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