tiny glass
2 dollar
fish bowl
purchased to
make a jell-o mold
with altruistic
intentions
berry blue gelatin
to form the sugary ocean
gummy sharks
sea worms
and octopus
swimming
in a yummy stasis
over
a jelly bean ocean floor
a gumdrop island
floats atop
pixie stick sand
staked with
a cocktail umbrella
underneath the gentle sway
of a tootsie roll pop tree
to offer you
safe harbor
from the
things
with teeth
i made for you a loving candy world
in the interests of unnibbled toes