Board Game

An encyclopedia sprouts
A set of legs
And makes it on the front page
Of the sports section.

All my life I’ve been tormented
By stingers and I just wanted
To run away from them,
It commented, but I never thought

I’d invent a brand new board game.
It was immensely popular,
Said the headline in the lifestyle
Section. A group of ladies in floral hats

Sit around a felt coffee table
With dice in their hands.
Their legs were developing.
The hornets’ nest was pawed open.

Yesterday’s paper was spread out
On the carpet for protection:
The want ads in boldface,
The obituary section yet to be written.