Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode? --Like this bottle of nail polish I grabbed, not knowing the top wasn't securely fastened to the actual bottle, which got flung across the bathroom. Among the casualties: the toilet, lineoleum, rug with monkeys wearing pirate hats, my rubber duckies, laundry hamper, and THREE walls. I'm still feeling dizzy from the fumes I inhaled while trying to clean up the mess (a failed attempt). Thank you, 90s-bathroom-towel-pink Sally Hanson polish!
(This isn't the real picture; it's something I just copied and pasted from Google Images. The real thing was a softer shade, and the damage was much more intense.)
(My apologies to Langston Hughes!)