DAWN KITCHEN

don’t remember where I read the fiery sentence about

HAPPINESS

and

FREEDOM

but it stood out from the dead weeds and boiled rope.

claimed;

HAPPINESS AND FREEDOM

COME FROM KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT

AND KNOWING YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH

TO WORK TOWARDS IT.

I don’t cynically crush this cosy nutshell with a harsh mocking boot heel yet.

now’s not the time to think on this because

the

clocks

have

just

gone

back

an

hour

in their arbitrary way making it 4.24am

and

I am in no condition for hard chrome thinking.

my

eyes

not

ready

for

any

light.

I am nuking microfries because the smell is reassuring

but

the low radio

and

the left wine

and

the codeine calmness

join

dawn’s child’s touch in opening a melting stone.