Houseguest

not too far down the road from me

lives an old man who never was...

as he his no certificate of birth 

to which his parents will testify

and his siblings will readily agree

in that he does not exist in the 

normal sense of the word because

as a creation, he is only given life by

the creator who long ago overlooked

he was around, giving all his credentials

to another who was not as deserving;

not too far down the road from me

is a home built by the elves in the forest

whose green appearance helps them

avoid too many onlookers who, under

normal circumstances, would have

believed they do not exist, if it were

not for the home just recently built;

not too far down the road from me

is a wooden and brick bridge, under

which a fat, little troll lives with his

little troll brother and his little troll

sister that steals food from the old man

who lives in the home the elves built

and everyday he complains to the

constable that he has been robbed and

the constable does nothing because the

man has no birth certificate to prove

that he is alive and that a crime has,

in fact, taken place, so the old man has

decided to move in with me for awhile.

27 October 2021