Toy story

Bright and polite

kids. Deferential

squirrels. Leaders of

leaders. Each man

his own man

living with his mate.

The great and the small,

all, the state.

                    On the other hand,

you find yourself

no hawk

but stuck

in traffic. Lack of

spirit, spiritual identity,

not free or free

philosophically about

no freedom. Caught

no sign

of letting go.

One. Bo-Peep's

sure Woody

is her man, an answer

to the question why

be a toy? Buzz too

would do.

Two. The men at least

have missions

leading other toys

through risky situations

sprinkler weather

or just play,

cleaning schedule.

So it goes

not homosexual

not hetero.

Not defined

by circumstance

or genetic material.

Gone beyond

the creator

to an infinity

that contains

him and us and our

collective minds.

Question is

can it exist

without us?

Would it matter?

Yes, if

that damn squirrel

gets run over.