If it was a thing
Listen to this articleIt’s funny if a unicorn was a thing.
A thing to touch
To feel;
It’s funny if a rainbow’s end
Was a treasure trove
To steal;
It’s funny if treasure was real;
Was there ever a pot of gold
For real?
It’s funny if people loved freely
As they do hate
For what is real;
I prefer rainbows, and fairy dust,
1-million-year old nymphs
Trapped in adolescence;
Where unicorns gleam,
Even in the midst of misty
Enchanted-ness;
Over, what is there to
Imagination’s lost?
To being sane,
Or is it better to be static,
Manic, hypo- or hyper-manic?
It’s funny if imagination is a thing
To eliminate my pain
For real.
Earl Yarington is a social worker (LMSW) and a professor. He has a Ph.D. in literature and criticism and specializes in paraphilias. He is the Leader of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Special Interest Group and often writes about human sexuality and politics.
