marshmallow peeps
bought in
dollar store
five-packs
chew easily
in the memory of
pastel easter dresses
itchy tights
& panic attacks
these mass-produced
yellow chick drops
didn’t have their
eyes printed on properly
one eye on the top
& one on the side
throw one into your
afternoon hot chocolate
watch it dissolve into
yellow & white
foam
blonde hair
tied up &
hold still
today you recall how
the sensory feeling of
that long hair
was hell for you
today you shaved
the sides of your head
so you can start growing a
new-age mullet
& dye it pink
& i guess it’s been so long
since uncomfortable sermons
& bunny ears
plastic eggs
& cheap candy
marshmallow peeps
lining a basket of fake grass
marshmallow peeps
bought in
dollar store
five-packs
chew easily
in the memory of
pastel easter dresses
itchy tights
& panic attacks.