They Tell Me:  "We  Are Going  To Shrink 
 You."  I  Don'T Quite  Like The  Tone In 
 Their Voices, Like They  Are Restraining 
 Themselves. There Is  A  Hunger In  Them 
 And  It  Wants  Me  To Shrink.  And What 
 Really   Irks  Me  Is  That  So  Do   I. 
                                          
 They  Give  Me Wristbands  And  Anklets, 
 Made  Of  Some   Strange  Stone.   Their 
      Surface Is Swirling, Like Dark      
   Thunderstorms Trapped In Glass, Like   
 Windows  Into A Smaller  World, Close To 
 My  Body  So  That  It  Can  See Clearly 
             Whats In Store.              
                                          
 They Give Me Food: Prawn-Like Bugs  That 
 Make My Tongue  Curl With  Satisfaction. 
 "Out Of This World", I Think,  Having No 
 Frame Of  Reference. I Eat Only Two, But 
      The Bugs Leave Me Suspiciously      
                Satisfied.                
                                          
 They Measure My Clothes. "You  Are Going 
 To Become About Half  As Big", They Tell 
  Me, Barely Controlling Themselves With  
               Anticipation.