swine flu
it's a great joke
until someone gets hurt
and then everyone points fingers
I never thought I'd forgive her
for assigning me the devil's part
to break my heart
when pigs fly, I'll forgive her
pigs flew
yes they did, amen
yet she still tasked me
there's a bad pig in the house
she said
Shall I take it home with me?
I asked
being partial to bad pigs
she still looked frantic
maybe it's not a bad pig
I said
maybe it's confused and needs love
frantic
Do you want me to try to keep the bad pig
from hurting anyone else?
Relief etched on her radiant face
I will try, I said
Not knowing, as we never know, what I was in for.