Once upon a time there were two beautiful artists
who got trapped in a bottle.
There was grass and sky and air inside but
no memory of the outside world and
no tragedy from which they might find inspiration.
Life could never get in.
They did not know who had trapped them or why
or how they might be freed.
After centuries of careless boredom
it occurred to them that most people would
think it was paradise.
Studying the luscious surroundings
they realised their captor was not a bad person
just someone who didn't understand art.