For my lost, blue love

"Isala" by Ikea
photo by Ikea website

I fell in love

when I shouldn’t have—

I fell in love today:

her name is Isala,

she lives at Ikea,

and she can’t come here to stay.

I’m drawing plans:

I’m planning to

redecorate

the living room

in a clean,

crisp style,

that’s easy to maintain.

But while searching Ikea

on the internet,

for wall lamps with cords

(and finding them, too, I might add)

I somehow spotted Isala there

and she’s driving me quite mad.

She’s so blue

she’s nearly grey

but despite all that, she’s gay

and bright, and lively, too.

I’d love to possess her,

I would, wouldn’t you?

I would, I would, but she won’t do.

I’m looking instead

for black and white

and greyer shades of grey,

and lines that don’t attract the dust,

and cause all kinds of dusting fuss,

as her lovely legs would,

wouldn’t they?

So, farewell, Isala,

it has been fun

to have you

on my desktop

for a day,

where I could take a peek at you

when life got in my way.

 Posted for Open Link Monday

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