hey subject, get ready for the big bus /
I ignore you most of the week /
but there are still days where something should appear to be done /
I’m not going to repeat myself /
because I don’t want you to repeat yourself /
one reflection is enough /
rations again today /
from some 1960’s military exercise /
you don’t need much flavour /
just a taste to paint the floor /
where everyone can stand chewing on their own teeth /
with a little salt /
you want names? /
that’s only for assigning responsibility for a gift /
a person like a person /
will slap a Hello I’m tag on a fire hydrant /
noon is not bedtime /
and sleep is not a story /
don’t try to get out of this plank so easily /
there’s still a family barbeque /
that needs detailed pyrotechnics /
claims are being processed as we write /
your language stamped on these forms /
building a mystery of absence /
and what happens next to suspect prerequisites /
this tale is a rectangle /
lying low so as to not attract attention /
skirting the third dimension /
a carboard cutout with a pencil and two lines /
no stabbing today /
when the yous are over there leaning against stockpiles /
comparing flat photos of their travels /
not quite yet may even cross the river of a record/
in a flat-bottomed boat /
anticipating no waves at all /
enough level space for a comfortable stroll on water
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