Today’s inventions. These girls. Look at what they are trying to do.

The Dying Machine (for Papa), Leila

It keeps people from dying. It takes and pulls
Out the poison and bad stuff from their body.
There is a soft side and a hard side {whichever
You need} to poke into the body and find the thing
That’s making them die. It pulls it out and puts it
in a plastic bag for you to take home.

The Braver, Hattie

It’s a mask you put on
That makes you be braver.

The Heart Machine, Jo

It flies and it snuggles and
It messes your hair up.