IN THE STRANGE EMPORIUM

I stood in the room of hot snows

and water sizzled around me.

I stood in the room of fast running snails

and their shells came out.

I stood in the room of quiet thunder

and lightning came.

I stood in the room of slow tigers

and listened as they roared.

I stood in the room of cute spiders

and watched as they crawled on my face.

I stood in the room of squishy stones

and bounced on them.