Mother Hen
And tomorrow
We shall crawl
Into the belly
Of the big
Metal
Bird
And she will have her
Way
Night will be day
And day will be night
And none of it will be
True or false
Right or wrong
We will strap ourselves
In
Whether we like it
Or not
Our heads will roll
And jerk
And nod
Like the hundreds of
Other shadows
Joining us
In front and
Behind
And we will
Wrap ourselves
In blankets
Pull up our silly socks
Watch films
Drink drinks
Read books
And wait
For one world
To
Turn back into another
Maybe the same world
Maybe a different
World
And when she is
Ready
She will cluck
And spit us all out
And we might be
The same
And we might be
Different
But we will
Be home
Wherever that
Might be
Until
Next time