bubble burst

abigfatcanofworms Uncategorized March 26, 2023 1 Minute

every child’s face 
is held in a single bubble
eager with destruction

innocent,
but true enough

we rip globes
from ribbed plastic
to whet their clapping hands

detergent
like an oil slick
in the grass

so young
for planet stomping

it’s like we’re raised to it

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Published March 26, 2023

7 thoughts on “bubble burst”

Bob says:

March 26, 2023 at 11:09 pm

Some things don’t change. Give me a summer afternoon and some bubbles and I can keep my 8 year old busy for hours as he chases down and claps his hands destroying bubbles.

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1. abigfatcanofworms says:
  
  March 26, 2023 at 11:12 pm
  
  yup. my kids same.
  
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johnlmalone says:

March 27, 2023 at 8:04 am

yes, I think it’s in our blood; love the phrase ‘planet stomping’ ; is this how it begins: with bathroom bubbles ?

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1. abigfatcanofworms says:
  
  March 27, 2023 at 8:16 am
  
  Who knows, right? But kids LOVE popping bubbles. And let’s be honest, I don’t mind it myself. And yet they’re so beautiful. It’s weird how satisfying it is to make them disappear.
  
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  1. johnlmalone says:
    
    March 27, 2023 at 8:27 am
    
    cats too; I’ve seen a friend’s cat sitting on the sink mesmerized by detergent bubbles then paw out popping them —
    
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  2. abigfatcanofworms says:
    
    March 27, 2023 at 9:10 am
    
    Ha ha! How funny!
    
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Suzanne says:

March 29, 2023 at 3:29 pm

What bitter sweet observations. It is odd how much we like to destroy such pretty things. 🙂

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