I will put in my chest
By Owen Keenan
I will put in my chest,
A blade of hair from a colossal yeti,
The eye of a sinister cyclopes,
And the claw of an ice dragon.
I will put in my chest,
The molten lava of an erupted volcano,
A drop of water from Niagara Falls,
And the tooth of a panda cub.
I will put in my chest,
The chorus of laughter from a school class,
A joke told by a father,
And the naughtiness of the class prankster.
I will put in my chest,
An eight day and a turquoise sun,
A police officer tending to a patient,
And a nurse chasing a criminal.
My chest is fashioned from,
Ice, emerald and Diamond,
With planets on the lid and wishes in the corners,
And it’s hinges are the knees dinosaurs
I shall ski in my chest,
On the Canadian plains,
Then fall asleep drinking hot chocolate,
With all daylight fading away.