Mirror

In the situation comedies, the plucky sadly amused heroine
always finds the needle in the haystack while looking for Mr. Right,
finds a dog in the street and brings it home to let it go again,
leaves Mr. Right behind due to the work that has to be done
and the time constraints of the 21 minute sitcom, leaves
to walk right into the kitchen for a snack cookie and some milk
while asking whether I will go to the store tomorrow, will I pick up
some cheese and the audience moans knowing what is coming,
waiting for this day to end, like so many others,
so I can sleep and dream of living and figuring out
what to do at the end of this short leash.