The Space Cadet

“Your face is purple and you speak yellow.” She said.
I laughed and shook my head.

“How can someone speak yellow?” I asked, intrigued –
and she simply looked at me, face deep in thought.
“I don’t know.”
I laughed again, and sighed.

“You’re mad.” I said.
This time she shook her head.
“I don’t understand your world.” She said,
and laughed.
I smiled and asked “How so?”
She said again “Oh, I don’t know. “
She paused and said, “You’re such a realist!”
Shrugging, I replied, “I guess. You are mad though. But it could be worse…”
She gathered her things and was ready to go –
Then, turning to me, she said “worse, how?”
I told her “Well, I’m married with kids!”

Then we both laughed and walked away.

This has been another day,
in which the Space Cadets have boldly gone
where no-one
even
remotely
sane
would dare to play.