Three Days

“Why don’t you clean the house?”

Because for the past  three days I have been caked with mud,

and must clean myself.

“Why don’t you eat off the Styrofoam plates?”

I have eaten off Styrofoam for three days,

and my life is not disposable.

“What burned you?”

For three days my wings were burnt up

like Icarus.

“Who is Icarus?”

His wings were burnt,
and his wax melted.

“Who is Icarus?”

The son of Daudalus.

“Why is there sand on the back of your legs?”

Because for the past three days I swam
too close to shore.

“What happened to all our money?”

For three days I lived like it didn’t matter.

So now, it doesn’t.

“How can you live like this?”

Because in three days I will be a pillar of salt.