nikko
room, to dream
big snooze
like dormouse
curled
prehensile tail
tale older than braille
tale older than crucifix nails
’never get better
IF
you never leave the house’
there’s only so many summers
a billion blessings
outside
like petals
straight edge
no meds
some regrets
though, they sting less
outside
’til the sun sets
jaguar in a pool
cool off
spots melt into blue
outside
answer to
what’s next
can’t be found
in a web order dna test
might be
in the canopy
amongst singsong
eggs
and nests
there’s only so many summers
brambles
with berries
different colours
different days
lady duck brigade
beaks tucked
in the shade
chillin’
walking around water
thinking how messed up angling is
a fish, going about their daily business
stabbed in the lip
a land-walker gurning on an iPhone snap
with their catch
watch it squirm
watch it flap
struggle to breathe
scar it mentally
then set it free
don’t believe
in the internet
or
ready
set
credit score
or gender wars
or voting
or a career
or none of that
low-frequency
nonsense
no more
outside
there’s only so many summers.