A’s, B’s, C’s, and D’s<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Planted on a peculiar carpet<\/p>\n
you examine the lanes<\/p>\n
sectioned off with yellow stripes<\/p>\n
and white lines<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Patches of green grass<\/p>\n
encircle the buildings,<\/p>\n
each with their own symbol<\/p>\n
and saturated design<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Behind you is a dull<\/p>\n
knock<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Against your back<\/p>\n
lay the bulk of your once proud tower<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A’s and B’s<\/p>\n
C’s and D’s<\/p>\n
strewn about the carpet<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
By your side<\/p>\n
is a pigtailed girl<\/p>\n
with pronounced teeth<\/p>\n
and corduroy pants<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She did this.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Swept up<\/p>\n
you shriek and scream<\/p>\n
a gut-wrenching howl<\/p>\n
over the tower lost<\/p>\n
and dignity torn<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Tears flow down<\/p>\n
with a scowl of bright fury.<\/p>\n
Outstretched,<\/p>\n
your hands wave<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
pleading for attention,<\/p>\n
a witness to this injustice,<\/p>\n
this crime of heinous intent.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You cry out for the giant<\/p>\n
looming over the threshold<\/p>\n
to bring about your uprising<\/p>\n
and snatch her and her pigtails<\/p>\n
in a fit of glory<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
With a turn of the head<\/p>\n
thunderous booms<\/p>\n
and scooping arms<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The giants lifts you,<\/p>\n
meeting the air<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This is not what is just.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You shriek once more<\/p>\n
flailing limbs to break free<\/p>\n
from this traitorous captor<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Your eyes meet the lettered blocks<\/p>\n
and the hands<\/p>\n
rearranging them<\/p>\n
before you are carried away<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For an hour-long slumber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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