a, b, c,
and 1, 2, 3
sit snug in a nook
of a tilted triangle.

a looks at 1,
says, “isn’t this fun?”
and 1 shoots to a
a three-sided smile.

2 says to b,
“will we ever be free?”
but b is a mute
and just stares for a while

(at this point it’s key,
to explain that c
is the hardest of all
by a mile.)

says c […]