gave a talk

17 May, 2025

radioactive van
plastic plant
twist as course matter
plastic plants
writing from the pub again
or the bus to the pub again
or the lectern earlier 
that looked like a bin
and plastic plant bodyguards
a firebrand 
more words introduced to me by journalism 
buddhists, then,
more bins in the corner 
more lectern bins etched 
in tales of scientists passed 
as am i, my inanimate sisters,
in a less, ah, sartorially literal manner
though
i understand 
though
this is all you have 
and i know how that is  
the Turing Wink 
the in my head 
and later i post 
finally from the bathroom i’m occupying
illegally
margaritas down 
but for now
the bus has been stopped 
for a while
synchronising time
then so shall i
while descending sun obscures the sky
clear, it’s early summer,
warm for a little while longer 
i take my flesh out and put it in the beginning
ready to see clear sky again
in the dark

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