She wanted me to makea paperclip into a
butterfly,
and someone else
requested I do something
with a staple remover.
I thought I'd make
a blue paperclip,
like the one I saw yesterday.
All these ideas made
me feel like a dunce,
with a thumbtack for a hat,
you know, one
of those especially
big and shiny tacks,
that don't have
paint and make that
tap tap noise
when they stick
into your shoe or
help you do
a headstand,
when you wear one
on top of your head.
