small birds
new starlings
come out the apple tree
three at a time
and treat the lawn
dense with clover
like
a
Homebase OAP weekend sale
~
could i be one
one day
and know what
to do ?
when to gather fibre
how to build ?
and
when the best time is
to shit on the roses ?
~
and the cosmonauts tranquilisers
came in vegetarian capsules
brought -
gift of rest
that regular oblivion
and
i
dreamed
i
was
a
beacon
in the big big sea
half light house half roman god
in levis
hoody
and
nike airs
oceans lapping at my doubleknot laces
~
and
the
new birds
small starlings
well they hatched
with a shopping list ready
i am on the back step
i look for the lizard they used to be
realising again
how uncomfortable it makes me
that
they
have no arms
and if their wings
are really
an adequate payoff
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