The Bulb Toss

“Toys are an essential part of the creative process,”

she said, tossing the bulb to me.

I dropped it - it fell on the ground, ideas bouncing around out of

the sponge, and the hard part.

 

A work toy, its main purpose not for fun,

but to gather those ideas that come out

and turn them into money

that turns into houses

and cars

and diapers

and front yards with green grass

and fountains in the back

and grande hazelnut lattes

and guns to keep all that shit safe.

 

So I kicked the bulb away from me

Because I get paid.

But I keep the best ideas to myself

not to turn them into money

but instead, to turn them into the hidden art

of post-modern anonymity.