I'll never forget opening
my eyes & seeing Dr. Barbie
standing beside me, heart monitor
bleating, saying I was in danger
of imminent death;
of course I laughed;
if Death looked like Barbie, the
Afterlife would be a cakewalk
              
               Barbie Heaven
[I've been to literal Barbie Heaven,
a MAC tie-in w/ Mattel had a
promotional campaign where
every woman in the mall was made
up w/ new acrylic make-up to
look like she would if she were
a Barbie; there were baby Barbies,
Granny Barbies & middle-aged
paunch Barbies, **** Barbies   &
the occasional ****-Barbie;    yes,
I've seen Barbie zombies & Barbie
super heroes; Barbie's in my step
& underfoot on the floor naked,
legs stretched out, arms splayed
at her sides;   Barbie Heaven smells
like cigarettes & freebase;     in
Barbie Heaven we have cold cereal
for dinner; in Barbie Heaven the
needle goes under the tongue; one-
armed surfer Barbie doesn't smoke
*** w/ the Pope; not everyone can be
Barbie but Barbie can be everyone]