a snap decision about pop culture with a crackle finish
to bill campana

once upon a time
there was a noise
the noise obtained when milk was poured over toasted rice

the noise was a lot like bacon
and a little like the effervescence of carbonated water

and when the noise was heard there was a golden moment
a crackle of electricity across synapses
the snap of an affirmative finger
the pop of a champagne cork
and rice krispies was born
and with it its three personifications

i propose three girlfriends and a puppy
the girls: shh for snap murmur for crackle and sigh for pop
the puppy: mollymute

they will calm their hothead fellas
and put out the fire
they imply