Cartoons

Clifford nurtured itself with patience
until he became enormous from a tiny
puppy,
I waited too but instead,
my heart shrunk.

At least Dora had a monkey with rainboots
to accompany her around places on the map,
nobody heard my cries when I was lost along
the trail.

Big Bird was around to comfort everybody's
worries,
I had to depend on sleep to wipe my clear tears,
or technically just leave it to dry up by morning.

I watched cartoons too much,
I watched cartoons too much.