GARDEN HOGAKU

time is measured in pets
&
tower fans
&
discount thermals
&
lengthening children

& in the stolen propagule
thats a fir tree now

& theres a strange cat up there
in a nest of dead needles

waiting on birds
& dreaming

BREAKFAST BUFFET VOL1

 

i am redacted 

but secretly

black stripes in the blind spots

& the snow 

first welcome

becomes vertiginous

~

i block my ears

build a nest

tunnel my eyes

& unmet in unoffered middle ground

i fiddle with 

the tiny things

in my tiny world

unproven between

the tetrapods

& hash browns

~

my compromised reach is compromised

& well aware 

side effects 

include compulsion

i keep my guard up

or is it down ?

either way

attacks are only paperwork

MI5 gave up long ago

photograph - Small Victory courtesy of the Dagenham Archives