Bottles

ten green bottles hanging on the wall.
ten green bottles hanging on the wall.

what if one green bottle accidently fell?

nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
nine green bottles hanging on the wall.

what if one green bottle accidently fell?

eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
eight green bottles hanging on the wall.

what if one green bottle what if what if

green bottles falling from the wall
if only one green bottle never even
stirred

then all green bottles would hang until night came
and the next and the next

what if all green bottles fell on peoples' heads
on men's backs
on women's feet

then all men and women
would run away in pain.