The Blue Fairy

Pinocchio had blue eyes
but hers are green
and when opened wide
turn black.
She once had a three way
with Woody Allen and Mia Farrow
but is no fan of their movies.
She prefers John Barrymore and Greta Garbo.
She sleeps inside a mirror and is older than she looks.
She recalls
when Marilyn Monroe (in the guise of a blue fairy)
met Sylvia Plath
in a London flat.
Reluctantly, she sells stocks short.
She chats on message boards
using a photo of Ayn Rand as her avatar.
Her thoughts are like books taken from the library
and never returned.
She floats inside a bubble.
She fears oceans and elevators.
But it is the going down that she fears the most.
On Thursday, she wears a wedding veil.
On Sunday, she is widowed.
Pinocchio had blue eyes
but hers are green
and when opened wide
turn black.