my friend is sensible

which is a good thing   as she has

telekinetic power

this morning she helped tidy up

from a distance

my work space   focusing   particularly   

on a pile of scattered books   i have never known her

to abuse her power

nor flaunt it   i guess she is used to it 

she won't use it frivolously   housework

she did as a favor

but when i asked her if she would help dispatching armadillos

she said she wasn't licensed for it   which was

her way of saying no   

which is fine   i was only kidding   

it is winter   there are no 'dillos to dispatch

at this time of year

but only half kidding   that was my mistake

~

in point of fact   she was horrified

to think

that she was asked 

to use her power for such a solution

a final solution

horrified   no   disappointed

that i asked that of her   she related

a summary

of energy used for power-plays

from dynamite to nuclear   implying   as well 

the power

one being has over another

i went to bed chagrined and apologetic

disappointed

in my own callous   la-ti-da   request for dispatching