Eggs

I wonder what the pecking order is.

do the hens who lay brown eggs lord it over the 

one who lay in white

satin sheets draped over custom nesting boxes

the larger ones with purple trimming.

I would be so jealous with my worn

flannel sheets and ripped pajama top.

my socks don't match and my car

has peeling paint.

I'd be a hen laying in a satin box, 

receiving a daily massage and a rooster

visiting daily.

I'd croon with pride when my eggs were 

picked up and packed in a purple box 

to match my bed.