Size / / /
If the world
were paper people
we would all come
in length, width, weight,
and varying degrees
of brightness.
If the world
were paper people,
some of us
would be filled
with words and images.
Some would end
their lives
covered in dirt,
or sopping wet.
Others would be bound
tightly with colored ribbons,
until they were ripped asunder
when their use
had come to an end.
If paper people
were the world,
some of us
would strive
to become cardboard.