ANCIENT OAKUM

its
all
like
dried up glue

stringy & ugly
& something to pick at

ancient oakum come loose

& on the way 

to the kitchenette bin

in the peach colour prefab

then landfill

or a south pacific beach

where the turtles

cosplay westerners

but never for long

FREAK SANS BACKUP

he was
unsure
of ALL of it

& his words came out
like a cautious
almost prefab offering

not boilerplate but going that way

& he cut them loose
let them hang
sans backup

~

& due to his overthink
& the way things are
their reception remained unclear

way after the event

& NO ONE
he was sure
worried like he did