A Boat
O beaut iful
was the w erewolf
in his e vil forest.
We to ok him
to the carnival
an d he started
c rying
w hen he saw
the Ferris wheel.
           Electric
         green and red tears
fl owed down
h is furry cheeks.
H e looked
l ike a boat
out on the dark
water.
— Richard Brautigan